Queensland Paint Supplies has been the Sunshine Coast's paint counter since 1989. We match colours, mix them while you wait, fill custom aerosols, and stock the refinish and industrial products panel shops and DIY customers both need.
Your colour mixed and filled into an aerosol in store, ready for touch-ups and small repairs.
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The counter
Why Sunshine Coast panel shops and DIYers buy here
The branch opened on Commerce Avenue in October 1989 and still trades from the same corner. Cory and Candice own it now. They live locally, their two kids go to high school in Kawana and spend their weekends in the surf lifesaving ranks at Mets Caloundra, so when you call in you are dealing with a family that is invested in the Coast rather than a branch office of a national chain.
We are smaller than the national suppliers, and that is the point. Our staff have decades of combined refinish experience between them, and you get that experience at the counter instead of a queue and a part number. If a colour is fighting you, or a system is not curing the way it should, that conversation is part of what you are buying.
Gavin Pollock runs van sales and has been in the trade for close to 35 years. The van carries a spectrophotometer and a computer for the colours nobody can identify, along with most of the products a shop goes through in a week. Call and we will get it to your door.
The counter is in the Warana industrial area on the corner of Main Drive and Commerce Avenue, a few minutes off Nicklin Way. Turn off Main Drive into Commerce Avenue and the entrance is on your left, with parking at the door. Trade customers in the surrounding estate collect the same day; everyone else can walk in during trading hours or call ahead and we will have it mixed before you arrive.
Queensland Paint Supplies 5 Main Drive, Warana QLD 4575, Australia 07 5493 2088 Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4pm
Custom colour matching
A paint code tells you what the car left the factory in. It does not tell you what the car looks like now, after years of Queensland sun and salt air on a horizontal panel. That gap is why a code-mixed repair can still stand out in daylight. We read the colour off the panel itself with a spectrophotometer, compare that reading against the formula, and adjust the mix until the sprayout card matches the car in front of us rather than the car it used to be. Bring the vehicle, a fuel flap, a mirror cap, or a fuel door, and we will work from that.
We fill aerosol cans in store from the same tinted bases we use for a full mix, so the can holds your colour rather than an approximation of it. That is worth having for a chip on a daily driver, a mobile repair tech working out of a ute, a signwriter matching a client's corporate colour, or anyone painting something too small to justify setting up a gun and a compressor. Blended aerosols also get used well outside automotive work: boats, aircraft parts, wood finishes, manufacturing blemishes, and plenty of general industrial jobs.
The industrial side of the counter runs deeper than most people expect from a shop known for car paint. Concept Paints covers 2K polyurethane coatings, baking enamels, acrylic lacquers, quick dry and rapid dry enamels, 2K epoxy coatings, heavy industrial epoxies, iso-free 2K paints and vinyl paints. Bernardo Ecenarro adds the BESA lines: BESA-GLASS 2K acrylic enamel, BESA-NATO and BESA-NATO/SAT single-coat acrylic enamels, and BESA-VAL quick dry industrial paint. If you are coating steel that lives outdoors on the Coast, tell us what it has to survive and we will specify the system.
I highly recommend Queensland Paint Supplies, Warana. As part of a school project, my grandfather and I restored an old family tricycle. Most of the metal sections of the trike were separately powder coated, but not the front wheel as it contained nylon parts. Corey from Queensland Paint Supplies offered his time and expertise to match the paint and allowed me to use his facilities to paint the wheel with Queensland Paint Supplies 2-pac paint. The paint colour matched perfectly with a high-quality finish.
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Geoff Jones
Jul 2026
Always hard to talk to someone who knows their products. This place has a great range of cutting creams and polishes for a variety of materials; metals to fibre glass and Corey seems to know what's what.
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LuxePro Detailing
Jun 2026
I've been using Queensland Paint Supplies for all my colour-matched 2K aerosol cans and honestly couldn't recommend them highly enough. Every time I've needed paint matched, the team has been incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and happy to take the time to make sure everything is spot on. The quality of the colour matches has been excellent and the 2K cans spray really well.
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Steve White
Jun 2026
The guys here are friendly and very knowledgeable would highly recommend
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Jack Hamilton
May 2026
I came in to buy some paint. They were able to colour match my motorbike on the spot as I brought it in. They were able to give me some touchup paint which match perfectly great customer service. Highly recommend.
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Mitchell Cassin
Mar 2026
Helpful and knowledgeable, went the extra mile to get the paint the perfect colour. Good local option for automotive instead of the big guys and at a better price too.
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butch moelands
Mar 2026
Amazing shop. Staff really know their stuff and stock loads of hard to find products along with the more common ones. Purchased from here 3 times. Price service and knowledge.... all 5 star
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miles blackwood
Mar 2026
This is a good place for industrial supplies like gun wash. Friendly, well priced.
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Stuart Rayner
Jan 2026
Quality of paint and service is fantastic
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Dane Bird
Dec 2025
Super knowledgeable and helpful with advice on the best products and methods. Highly recommend.
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Reece
2025
Full of knowledge and great advice. I needed to colour match my caravan so drove it up and they did it on the spot without having to remove any paint and they sorted me out on the spot. Great service and reasonable prices.
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Tim Barrett
2025
Owners an awesome down to earth, honest bloke. Super helpful. Bought some paint to go over a few stone chips. Said to come back after 6 months to top up on paint thinner if it had hardened slightly in the bottle. Highly recommend
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Jordan Randall
2025
Awesome customer service decent pricing and took the time to explain for awesome results on some motorbike fairings
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Jason Alsop
2024
I went to this shop with no clue what I was doing, trying to re spray a DIY campervan. Not only did the guys sell me the paint, they explained the step by step process, wrote down all the measurements and told me how to spray it all with the gun I had. The price with paint and thinners was the same as paint only at super cheap and the service was just 10/10.
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Frank & Kylie Burton
2024
I have been to Qld Paint Supplies twice now, the first time painting my son's go kart and the second time asking how to repair a clear coat on my daughter's car. Nothing was too much trouble. Everything I wasn't sure about was written down for me and explained. It's hard to get service like this and expertise and knowledge. 10/10
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Travis Bacon
2024
I have been coming to Qld Paint Supplies for over two years now. They have helped me with every aspect of my restoration project from paint removal, epoxy, priming, body work, final coat. They have not only helped with paint selection but also the right gun choice and explained the best techniques. My finished product is flawless.
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Joaquin Nykiel
2024
Best bloke I've dealt with. Wanted to paint my bull bar, rear bar etc. Peter colour matched the paint and gave me instructions on what to do. No hassle at all. Highly recommend going here.
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jon williams
2024
Great service and advice on the jobs I wanted to complete. I can now start my DIY paint with a clear plan of what to do.
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ed edd
2024
Matched my paint perfectly cheers
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Alex Davis
2023
Amazing service. I have spent days on end dealing with different paint suppliers, these guys are the best. Best on brand, service and most of all price. On the spot made and incredible knowledge basis.
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David Keutgens
2023
I came in with a plastic part for my motorbike not knowing the paint codes and received excellent customer service and advice to find a perfect colour match for my bike. After a difficult spectrometer reading I received all the paint layers I needed to replicate my bike's colour.
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Janine Wright
2023
On the recommendation of a panel beater and detailer. Peter was extremely helpful, kind and knowledgeable. I went in to buy something expensive and he put me on the right track which cost me less money. Next day I polished my car with the Juice Speed Wax. It got rid of the horrible swirl marks that were all over it.
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Nathan Brant
2023
Great service and excellent advice. Custom paint was spot on for what I wanted and the aerosol can option is really convenient. Will be shopping here again for my paint needs in the future.
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Troy Spann
2023
Introduced myself as a total novice and was welcomed with lots of patience and expert information to help me start my FJ45 resto project. Service like that has my business for life.
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Ellen Massey
2023
I had a great experience with Peter at Queensland Paint Supplies. He was incredibly helpful in helping me find what I needed. Highly recommend.
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Cool as Patios - Russell & Simone Phillips
2023
Great service! Made paint while I waited!
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Sunquest Signs
2021
The wealth of knowledge is second to none from Pete and the team! They have helped us with so many projects over the last 10-15 years and are our go to paint shop supplying colour matched 2pac and acrylic automotive paints!
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Aaron Roe
2021
I've never painted a thing and the help I got was amazing. Pete was on the ball with everything. Worked out how much product I needed without wastage, where others would load you up with things you don't need. My project turned out better than I thought. Price was right, customer service amazing.
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jay kyle
2021
Service second to none! Quality paints backed up with over 50 years experience in automotive refinishing. Peter and Gavin will set you on the right path at the right price.
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John Simpson
2020
Great advice, service and prices the same as the discount chains. Peter could not have been more helpful.
Questions
Asked at the counter
Can you match a colour if I do not have the paint code?
Yes. Bring the car, the panel, or even a fuel flap in and we will read the colour off it with a spectrophotometer, then mix to that reading rather than to the factory code. That matters on an older finish, because a code mixed to its original formula will not match paint that has had ten years of Queensland sun on it.
How long does it take to get custom paint mixed?
Most colours are mixed while you wait or on the same day. A difficult match, a large batch, or a colour we need to order a tinter for takes longer, and we will tell you the timeframe before you leave rather than after.
Do you fill custom aerosol cans?
We do, in store. Pick a colour, we mix it and fill an aerosol from that mix, so the can holds your actual colour rather than the nearest thing off a rack. It suits touch-ups, small repairs, mobile repair work, signage, and one-off projects where getting a spray gun out is not worth it.
Do I need to be in the trade to buy from you?
No. Trade accounts are a large part of what we do, but the counter is open to anyone. DIY customers come in for chips and scratches, weekend restorations, and polishing gear, and we will walk you through the right product and the right process for the job.
What paint brands do you carry?
Concept Paints, including the NO MIX system, plus Cromax and Bernardo Ecenarro for refinish. Finixa covers paint processing products, and we carry GPI, ACE and HB Body alongside them. For rust treatment we stock POR-15 and KO-66 Knock Out Rust, and for detailing it is the Juice range. If you are used to a brand we do not hold, tell us what you are spraying and we will point you at the closest equivalent we do.
Do you supply industrial and commercial coatings as well as automotive?
Yes, and it is a real part of the business rather than a sideline. We supply 2K polyurethane coatings, baking enamels, acrylic lacquers, quick dry and rapid dry enamels, 2K and heavy industrial epoxies, iso-free 2K paints and vinyl paints, along with the BESA industrial range.
Does the van come out to workshops?
It does. Gavin runs van sales across the Coast and carries a spectrophotometer, a computer for hard-to-identify colours, and most day-to-day products. If you are a panel shop and it is easier for us to come to you than for you to send someone to Warana, call and we will work it into the run.
What suburbs do you deliver to on the Sunshine Coast?
The van covers the Kawana Waters suburbs and down through Currimundi, Battery Hill, Dicky Beach and Meridan Plains. The store itself is in Warana, on the corner of Main Drive and Commerce Avenue, so anyone in the industrial estate can walk in and collect.
Ask us for a colour match or a stock check
Tell us the vehicle, the colour code if you have one, or just what you are trying to finish. We will tell you what you need and what it costs.
Need a colour matched this week?
Call the counter, or send us the vehicle and the colour code and we will tell you what it takes. We are at 5 Main Drive, Warana, on the corner of Commerce Avenue.
