vossy Posted September 4, 2018 Share #1 Posted September 4, 2018 Does anyone know if Minwax stains are available for purchase over the counter in any of the large hardware/paint stores in Australia? If they aren't, can anyone suggest a reliable overseas seller via PayPal etc? Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmond Posted September 4, 2018 Share #2 Posted September 4, 2018 (edited) I am advised you can get on Amazon but they will not ship to Australia. Why not contact them via their website and ask if anyone distributes in Australia. Edited September 4, 2018 by Richmond Quote Current Builds Mikasa by I Love Kit - 1:200 - Plastic HMS Beagle by Occre - 1:48 - Wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted September 4, 2018 Their Australian website is in the USA! Looking on other sites, I am now lead to believe that I wont be able to get their products here. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted September 4, 2018 Share #4 Posted September 4, 2018 Chris, Bunnings do (or did) stock Minwax. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vossy Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted September 4, 2018 Hello John, unfortunately Bunnings no longer stock them. Masters did, but as you are probably aware, they went downhill faster than an Olympic Skier! I am really after a stain like their Crimson Red to do Chaperon's decks with. May have to investigate alternatives I think. Thanks for your help though. Cheers Chris CaptainSteve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffs Posted September 4, 2018 Share #6 Posted September 4, 2018 Have you tried amazon.com.au? They list some Minwax products as being available, at least they let me add them to my cart without complaining about my Tassie address. Geoff mtaylor 1 Quote Kits awaiting build: Charles W. Morgan [Artesania Latina], Skuldelev Viking [Billings], Lyde [Euromodel] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pearse Posted January 17, 2019 Share #7 Posted January 17, 2019 Hi Chris I got a Minwax product (polyshades black stain/polyurethane) shipped to Oz through buy.com, & the approx 300ml tin cost $57, incl $21 shipping & customs. It's an excellent product, very black & thin, but I opened the tin & did 3 coats within 4 days & the 3rd coat had flecks of hardened polyurethane in it - so to salvage the work I had to strain it carefully & use it immediately. I was restoring a coffee table & the finish was to replicate the original black 1960s finish. Paint has much more 'build', & this product allowed a certain amount of visible wood grain texture to be visible. It's a great product but the problem above was a concern. Mark mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote completed 1:12 28' Ranger type yacht, scratch build - COMPLETED 1:12 20' 1930 open sailing boat, half model, scratch built - COMPLETED 1:12 24' Ranger type yacht, scratch build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted January 17, 2019 Share #8 Posted January 17, 2019 Possibly not a fresh can methinks. Many times even in the hardware store I've purchased apparently old stock. I wish the manufacturers would put a date on the tins... either the "made" date or the "use by" date. The problem also seems to be worse for the small cans than large ones. Canute 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudia Posted January 17, 2020 Share #9 Posted January 17, 2020 I was unfortunately in the middle of some restoration projects and didn't realise that they would stop importing the minwax polyshade product. Had I known, I would have purchased every can in the country. What a fabulous product and nothing like it that I have discovered so far. I'm still angry about it. Grrrrrr I tried contacting the company and was told initially that it would come back to Australia and then told it wouldn't. If anyone ever reading this post now or in the future finds this product in Australia, please respond. Thanks mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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