Buying Paint in Ireland

Getting your hands on Spray paint in Ireland can sometimes be easier said than done. There are several ways of getting paint in the major cities, if not all of them (apart from kerry obviously lol)
The easiest and quickest way, but not necessaraly the cheapest always way is to go into the nearst city, find the local Skate, Graff, Art, Book and even Sex Shop and see if they have paint. A large number of them will have MTN at least and some of them stock a good varity for both piecing and bombing.
There is some unofficially designated graff shops about the place too eg. South Central (Limerick) or All City "Records" (Dublin) These have pretty much everything you will need to constructively and creativly vandalize any city, They will have racks of paint, shelfs or markers, mops and inks, its a writers dream. The downside is they are so rare and hard to find.
Since this article is about buying paint i wont go into racking, but there is no shortage of BnQ's, Halfords, Car Shops etc. that all stock pretty ok paint for bombing and arent the hardest at all to rack from.
Next up is the under-recognized especially amount the new writers is the Internet, now the downsides are nearly every site wont deliver out side the U.K, or US (rember we fought the cunts to be outside the UK... that now has one downside) but you can still get markers, mops, inks, stickers, pretty much anything but paint as it can explode during delivery from there. But the good news is All Citys Website, You can order paint from it and they deliver it pretty cheap, concidering their paints pretty cheap anyways its definitely worth it to get what you want. Another site is ebay, you can buy Molotow, Mtn, Montana etc.. off ebay and because there small dealers they wont have a problem shipping it some times.
To order online you need a credit card but 3v is one of the greatest things in the last few years, its like a disposable credit card that is pay-as-you go, so there is no debt. Check it out on 3v.ie
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So now there shouldnt be that excuse anymore that "oh umm theres like no paint in town, lets not bother goin out bombin weekend"

Ink VS. Paint

There's two main things you can use as a base for your recipe: inks/dyes, or bucket paint. Ink and bucket paint do not mix with each other. If you're into getting custom colors that no one else has, get yourself some small containers of bucket paint. Two recommended brands are Rustoleum and One-Shot. While most people have heard of Rusto and know of it for its thickness, One Shot is less well known but has a lot of nice colors and comes out super glossy or metallic. Sign painters use it for their work; its tough shit and it contains lead, so be careful. Bucket paint is not as permanent as a lot of inks, and really does not stain too well at all, but it usually will not weather away quickly and is still slightly hard to buff. Make sure you get oil-based. You can't put paint in most markers, so it's recommended that you put it in a mop, preferably a Kiwi. If you want more drips, be sure to thin out the paint with mineral spirits. Do NOT thin with xylene if your mop is plastic, as xylene eats plastic away. Onto the inks. If you're into shit that stains hard, love the colors black and/or violet, and want your shit to last long and sink deep into the surface, this is the shit for you. Pretty much every ink is alcohol based, as is leather dye. Marsh ink is about the most well known in the US. In my experiences, it's not that much different from Pilot ink, though a little more expensive and slightly harder to buff (but it's not going to make much of a difference). Anyways, ink looks good on a wall, flows well through the marker, and is relatively hard to buff, but usually won't stain hard or leave a ghost. Now, on to leather dye. This is the shit when it comes to nice colors, leaving a nasty stain, and being some of the hardest shit to buff. So why don't you just use leather dye as ink and leave out the Marsh/Pilot ink? Well, truth is, it looks like fucking water color paint when applied to a wall, and it doesn't flow as well. You have to mix it with ink. Some popular brands are Griffin, which you can find at Walgreen’s, and Fiebing's. The hardest staining colors made by Fiebing's are violet and red. Be very careful when handling this shit - if it drips anywhere in the house, it's damn hard to clean off. Now on to brake fluid. Why do people use brake fluid in there recipes? Brake fluid is corrosive and eats through paint and into the wall, kind of like what etch does to glass, except not as permanent. Anyways, it's good stuff. You can find it at Walgreen’s, also. Make sure you get DOT3 and don't add too much into your recipe.