Family-owned since 1991. We equip automotive, aerospace, marine, and military operations with the world's finest coatings, supplies, and equipment — as the strategic Surventis (BASF) and direct 3M distributor, with multiple delivery runs across Southern California every day.
Our Partners
50+ premium lines, all sourced through authorized channels.
BASF Coatings Award
In 2025, BASF Coatings named A&F Auto Paint & Supply its largest distributor in the country by volume — recognition earned through decades of repeated year-over-year growth and relationships built one shop at a time.
Why Shops Switch
Every account we've won came from a distributor who over-promised and under-delivered. Here's what changes the day you switch.
Our trucks run your route morning and afternoon — not once a week. Order at 9 AM and it's often on your bench the same day.
No phone trees, no ticket queues. Your rep knows your shop, your paint lines, and your order history.
Switch your paint line to us and we install the complete Surventis (BASF) color system — mixing machine, computer, scale, and spectrophotometer — at no charge.
The largest BASF Coatings distributor in the country — that scale shows up in your pricing, your stock, and your support.
What We Supply
Three divisions, one standard: everything a professional operation needs, from the paint itself to the machinery it runs on.
Full systems from the world's leading coatings makers — primers, basecoats, clears, and specialty finishes for every substrate and spec.
Everything the booth and the bay burn through daily — abrasives, masking, fillers, adhesives, and PPE from authorized channels.
The heavy iron that runs a professional operation — from spray guns and booths to car benches and frame machinery, with setup support.
Industries We Serve
From collision centers to defense contractors — six industries rely on A&F for coatings, supplies, and equipment.
Collision centers, dealerships, and custom shops — our foundation since 1991.
Certified coatings and materials for airframe and component finishing.
Refinish systems and supplies for fleet and general aviation operations.
Protective and performance coatings for manufacturing and infrastructure.
Finishes and materials engineered for hulls, decks, and harsh saltwater duty.
Spec-compliant coatings and supply programs for defense applications.
Strategic Partnerships
Not every distributor is created equal. A&F holds top-tier distribution agreements with the world's leading coatings and materials manufacturers.
Strategic Distributor
A&F is an authorized strategic distributor for Surventis — formerly BASF Coatings, following the acquisition by Carlyle and QIA. In 2025, they named us their #1 distributor in the United States by volume. Glasurit, R-M, and Baslac systems with factory training and color support, direct from the source.
Direct Distributor
As a direct 3M distributor, every abrasive, tape, and system we supply comes factory-direct — genuine product, full manufacturer warranty, and the complete catalog rather than a cherry-picked selection.
By the Numbers
years supplying professional operations
locations open or on the way
industries served — automotive to military
premium brands carried through authorized channels
Since 1991
A&F Auto Paint & Supply started in North Hollywood in 1991 with a simple promise: real products, real expertise, delivered when we say. Thirty-plus years later, that promise made us the largest BASF Coatings distributor in the country.
A&F Auto Paint & Supply opens its doors, serving local body shops with paint, supplies, and straight answers.
Aerospace, marine, industrial, and military operations join the customer list as our coatings and equipment expertise deepens.
A&F becomes an authorized strategic distributor for BASF Coatings and a direct 3M distributor — top-tier agreements few distributors hold.
BASF Coatings names A&F its largest distributor in the country by volume, after years of repeated year-over-year growth.
Locations & Delivery
Our trucks run Southern California morning and afternoon, every business day. Order at 9 AM and it's often on your bench the same afternoon.
