Hardware stores
Polymat
Island: Mo'orea
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.482567, Lon -149.799768 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
There is a pretty decent hardware store on Moorea, just east of Maharepa, called Polymat. They have just about everything, and at least one employee speaks English
Hardware store Bigot
Island: Nuku Hiva
Hardware store Bigot: 📞 +68940920434
Hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1200 & 1300-1600.
Turn left onto mainroad. Turn right after Magasin Kamake and continue up the hill. Past the bus depot and recycling bins. Turn left at bridge, cross over bridge and store will be in front of you. Some hardware, home goods.
Magasin Larson
Island: Nuku Hiva
Magasin Larson: In the back of the store area few hardware type items can be found here.
Naha Quincaillerie
Island: Nuku Hiva
Naha Quincaillerie: nahaquincaillerie@gmail.com.
Hours: Mon-Fri:
0700-1200 & 1230-1600. Sat:0700-1200.
Location: Turn right out of dock area, past post office and hospital, take left at “Y” headingup hill. At top of hill turn right. Just past the power plant is a driveway on right with steep decline, go down and the hardware store will be at the end of the road on the right (no sign). Small, but well stocked hardware store with tools, paint supplies, gardening (seeds, pots), some line, etc....
Ace Hardware
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531449, Lon -149.571269 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
The largest hardware in FP is Ace in Fare Ute; two locations one for general hardware another one nearby with paint, plumbing and gardening. Both have 15% off on Saturday afternoons between 1:30pm and 4pm
Ace Hardware Paint
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531045, Lon -149.5704 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Paint and painting supplies. Within 100 meters of other Ace Hardware
2-2021 Kiapa Nui Alain helped me in the paint department and his English was really good.
Amin
Island: Tahiti
We bought bikes in Amin hardware shop. They were not foldable, but at about 25000 XPF a piece with 21 gears, they were worth the price as we are going to spend some time in French Polynesia. Aming also sends goods to the islands.
COPE Plomberie
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.546852, Lon -149.587949 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
COPE Plomberie PK 2400 Auae, 98702 FAA'a (Next to Carrfour on the way to the airport) 📞 +68940822071
For more information, see Plumbing
ETS Aming
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.534413, Lon -149.566966 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
They have a wide range of things: material for gardening, but also bycicles, household material, fishing gear and even paint and batteries, etc. 32 avenue du Chef VAIRAATOA A98714 Papeete 📞 +68940505288
FIT - Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538049, Lon -149.55478 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
FIT or Fournitures Industrielles de Tahiti 40826389on Ave de Fautana in the Totioro Valley they have a wide assortment of tools from welding to pneumatic, all sorts of 🌐 pullers.wrenches sockets grinding supplies, etc. Mary Ann II even found dingy wheels there.
Hyper Brico
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.533707, Lon -149.559518 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Hyper Bricolage is Tahiti’s answer to Home Depot or B & Q, although not as well stocked. All sizes of plywood can be bought by the square meter and cut to your specification. There is another location south of Marina Tahina.
11-18 Consider all purchases from Hyper Brico to be final. Guarantee/Warranty is worthless and no refunds are given. Staff very unhelpful. SvRecalada
Mr. Bricolage
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.566738, Lon -149.614312 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Mr Bricolage Address: 4 quartier Heiri PK 6 Côté M, Rond Point Heiri, Faa'a 📞 +68940506550
Hardware and builders supply. Loacted at roundabout near Inter continental.
Paint
Island: Tahiti
Ace can mix colours for oil and latex. Sin Tung Hing Marine carries several marine paints. Linear Polyurethane is available at Polynesie Penturestel 40 53 17 53 in Fare Ute on Voie M. One of the staff speaks very good English. They can mix any colour. Assuming you are "roll and tip'ing" or foam brushing then avoid the fast hardener, best to use slow or normal also Be sure to get normal thinner not fast. They also have the very best price on zinc based primer by far. For foam brushes go to Ace but small mixing pots go to Sin Tung Hing Marine. Sin Tung Hing and Ace both carry respirators with organic filters. In the heat here any masking tape except 3m will leave a horrible messy glue residue Sin Tung Hing carry an assortment as does Nautisport and Ocean 2000.
Plomberium Plumbing Supplies
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530518, Lon -149.559786 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Plombirum Plumbing Supplies. Various stores in Papeete plumbing supply, fittings, pipe etc. Cooking gaz bottle fittings. Knowlegeable counter service. Vairaatoa a few blocks past Ocean 2k Address: 245, Vairaatoa BP 287 ppt, Avenue du Chef Vaira'atoa, Papeete 98713, French Polynesia
Hours: Open M-F · 7AM–5:15PM Open sat - ??
SOMAC
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.544843, Lon -149.55438 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
This appears to be the most extensive building supply store in FP. They have an excellent stock of tools. It can be reach by taking the Titioro bus the road name Chemin de last Mission if you have maps me. We found at least on English speaking staff.
Sainte Amelie Imports
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.545964, Lon -149.569934 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Sainte Amelie Imports 📞 +68940534448
Large selection of electrical and hardware
Siou Lee #1
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537055, Lon -149.567332 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Lee Sui has two locations. One is a small but very convenient hardware if you’re at the Marina Papeete. It is a block off the main road along the harbour Blvd Pomare and a couple blocks towards the market from Prince Hanoi. The second shop is on Avenue George Clemenceau maybe 250meter east of the big traffic circle (three blocks from the waterfront). General hardware but also carry 2 part poly urathane and other paints. Reasonable selecttion of tools.
Siou Lee #2
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.537915, Lon -149.56358 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
The second shop is on Avenue George Clemenceau maybe 250meter east of the big traffic circle (three blocks from the waterfront). General hardware but also carry 2 part poly urathane and other paints. Reasonable selection of tools.
Socimat
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.564189, Lon -149.612741 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Socimat 🌐 www.socimat.pf/
FAAA. 📞 +68940549630
Du lundi au vendredi : de 7:00 à 16:20 ...
🌐 www.facebook.com/Socimat.Polynesie/
Good source of building materials. Similar to Home Depot or large builders supply place They also carry many types of caulk Sikaflex 295, Paint,etc. Good source of water filtration equipment including both standard and carbon filters. Location in Google maps on wrong side of road.
Ti-Fix Fuel fitting, air hose fittings, compressors
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.538318, Lon -149.555194 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
T-Fix 📞 +68940576767 📞 +68940826389
Director general Mr. Dominique Remy 📧 email.demy@tfix.pf
Located on Avenue Pierre Loti on left side going up the hill across from Magasin Auguste about 1km or less. This store has fuel fittings, air hose fittings & Compressors, wheel pullers, bronze wire brushes and many commercial tools
VBP (Visserie Boulonnerie Polynésienne) 1st Choice
Island: Tahiti
📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.530485, Lon -149.571079 GoogleMaps OpenStreetMap
Two shops in Tahiti Fare Uti 📞 +68940834310
Recently moved and is aprox 150 meters se of Nautisport. They speak English Punaauia 📞 +68940834320
The best stock of bolts especially stainless is VBP. They carry a number of stainless shackles, hose champs, rod stock, and even stock helicoils; But don’t expect to find imperial sizes.
4-22 They have aluminum pop rivets
10-18 We needed a new steering cable in 7mm stainless steel, and VBP had it. They were very helpful, and also had a lot of shackles, rings and bolts in SS marine quality. They also have a lot of good tools, like drill bits etc. In the high end, though, with good quality.