Looking for paint colours in North West? WallPaint.co.za puts homeowners, painters, builders and businesses in North West in touch with paint shops and paint suppliers serving towns and cities across North West. Send one request and you receive prices directly, free and with no obligation.
Paint Colours in North West
Light and surroundings in North West change how colours look, from the strength of the sun to the colour of local stone, brick and soil. Paint shops in North West can tint sample pots while you wait. Ask about any estate or body corporate colour rules before you buy full tins.
New to this? Read the paint colours guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before you pay.
Wall paint & coatings in North West: local notes
Red mine dust around Rustenburg and Marikana settles on walls and roofs, so mid tones such as sand, clay and warm grey hide it better than bright white. Strong summer sun in Klerksdorp and Mahikeng fades cheap exterior paint, so a good acrylic is worth the higher price per tin. Farmers near Lichtenburg often use a rust inhibiting roof paint on corrugated sheds. At Hartbeespoort Dam, homes facing the water get damp morning air, and a mould resistant coat helps.
North West walls, roofs and weather
North West is a province of platinum mining towns, maize and cattle farms and weekend homes around Hartbeespoort Dam. Rustenburg, Brits and Klerksdorp have large numbers of face brick homes, mine housing and steel sheds, and red dust from mining and dry winters stains light coloured walls. Potchefstroom has older houses and university buildings, Mahikeng has government offices and long established neighbourhoods, and farms across the west have corrugated roofs, silos and outbuildings that rust if they are left. Hot summers, strong sun and hail storms are hard on paint, and cold winter nights bring frost. Homeowners, farmers, mines and landlords renting to mine workers are the main clients.
Typical paint colours requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: choosing outside and inside colours, with sample patches tested before buying tins
- Landlords and sellers: neutral colours that appeal to tenants and buyers and are easy to match
- Factories, farms and mines: light, reflective colours for factory walls and cooler colours for big roofs
Local tips for North West
Popular here: mine housing and rental repaints, farm roofs and steel, Hartbeespoort homes. Ask each painter or supplier about this: ask for walls to be washed of mine dust before the first coat goes on. Where they work from: rustenburg, Brits, Klerksdorp, Potchefstroom and Mahikeng.
Requests range widely: about 8 to 12 m² per litre per coat. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for choosing outside and inside colours, with sample patches tested before buying tins. One local point to raise: red dust on Rustenburg walls, rusted farm roofs near Lichtenburg, damp at Hartbeespoort.
Service area: North West and surrounds
Painters and suppliers on our network work throughout North West, including Rustenburg, Mahikeng, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp, Brits, Hartbeespoort, Lichtenburg. For farms and smaller towns, ask whether travel and delivery are in the price.