Refinish Network

Is Refinish Network the place for You?

The Refinish Network community is made up of both amateur & professional painters, body technicians, shop owners, insurance appraisers, paint company representatives, chemists,customers and many others who just want to learn a thing or two about paint. If you belong in any of these categories, you will have no problem fitting in at RN.

RefinishNetwork is dedicated to providing resources & connecting autobody members from around the world. Take a moment a learn how you can take full advantage of what we have to offer.


Do I need to create an account? (Don’t worry it costs nothing!)

That depends on what you would like to do. You will need an account only if you wish to post messages & communicate with other members on our discussion forum or shoutbox. All other resource should be available without needing to log in.

How to create an account

To create an account you will need to fill out our registration form here. You simply need to enter a few details & click submit. You will receive an email within minutes with a link that you will need to click to activate your account. Once that is completed you may login on the left using the username & password you entered on your registration form. If you have any problems or did not receive your confirmation email, contact the site administrator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Why we need your email address

If you'd like to make up the rest of your details we respect your privacy and encourage you to do so. We do need a valid email and have you click your email activation link to keep this website free of spam (unauthorized advertisements). Clicking an activation link basically confirms that you are in fact a real person and not a computer program designed to disrupt the site with ads.


Interacting with other members

Shoutbox

After creating an account & logging into the site, you may now interact with other members. Using the shoutbox that is viewable on the left column on the main page & at the bottom of the page once in the forum, you can communicate in real time with members that are currently logged in. To see who’s available for discussion check the main page under the heading “Who’s Online”. Simply enter your message into the text area, add a smiley or two if you like & click send.

Discussion Forum

The discussion forum allows you to make posts in your spare time. If you want to reply to someone else’s topic , (first of all you need to be logged in for this too) enter the topic that interests you & scroll to the bottom of the page. Theirs a few different ways, I’ll suggest you click “reply”. You will be redirected to another page that allows you to enter your message. Once completed, click “submit”

You may also create your own topic to request advice, to do so enter the forum by clicking the “forum” button at the top of the page. Then at the top of the page you’ll see another button “categories”, click that to enter the main page of the forum. You will see many different categories, try to find one that matches your post and click on it. Once the next page loads you will see a green button “new thread” , click it. The next page allows you to enter a title for your post & a message, just fill that in and click submit.