Features:

  • Pre-reduced, ready-to-spray lacquer
  • No mixing or reducing required
  • Easy to apply and dries quickly
  • No recoat window, reapply at any time
  • Must be clear coated
  • Wet sands easily
  • Ideal for automotive exterior body projects
Solid paint

Paint went on pretty good and was easy to work with. I was frustrated that I couldn’t find a picture of the midnight blue so I uploaded a picture of mine. I would use again and recommend. I used 5 quarts of paint and 3 quarts of clear coat. 4 quarts of paint would do it if you don’t have a lot to cover up.

Review with results picture

I posted a picture so you can see that you can get good results with this product, if you properly prep, spray, and can final cut and buff. Few things I have learned: this will get destroyed, almost instantly by gas. Even with 5 coats of clear, and about 4 weeks of curing before we even installed, still damaged it beyond repair with just a few drops. Second, buy Dupli-Color specialty reducer, and mix with all of the paint shop colors at 8:1 (paint:reducer), it sprays, and lays down just perfect. Third, because this isn't an 'activated' paint, you can save what you don't use, either using interchangeable cups systems, or pour into a sealable container (NOT back into the can if it still has something in it. Fourth, the Dupli-Color clear is adequate, however it does not flow and cover like newer products, nor is it going to be a great finish without some buffing. We used 1500, 2000 and 3000 grit sandpaper by hand, followed by 3M Rubbing Compound and 3M Ultrafine Machine Polish on Yellow and Grey foam pads respectively. Lastly, when you think you have enough coats, in particular with the clear coat when you'll be cutting and buffing, do more. Like double. The thickness is not great, so it requires additional coats to prevent burn through when final finishing. This was painted without a paint booth, using only the Paint Shop system, the DeVillbiss Starting line guns, and exclusively 3M finishing products.

Looks great even without primer or clear coat

I bought this paint for a replacement Honda Civic bumper cover. Most of the other paints I looked at were much more expensive ($80 or more), and I just wanted something cheap that would approximately match the car's existing green metallic paint. I was prepared for it looking just ok, as I wasn't going to prime or add a clear coat. After spraying the first coat with a cheap ($45) Lowe's compressed air spray gun, I was surprised at how great it looked. The paint was perfectly smooth and the metallic sheen really stood out. I added 3 more coats. The paint color is slightly lighter than the car's original color, but pretty good considering it's not supposed to be a perfect match anyway. The job required less than half of the 32 oz. container. This was my first time using a sprayer and the results came out way better than my expectations. The body shop wanted $350 just to paint my new bumper, but I did it for less than $60, including the cost of the spray gun.

A Great Option For First-Time Painters

I used this to paint a Honda VTX, and I'm really happy with the results. Warning: this is lacquer paint, and it can react with any non-lacquer paints, especially if the paint isn't real old. Use the lacquer primer with this system. I didn't take my bike down to bare metal, and it caused a few small reactions with this paint. It sprays very easily, and isn't inclined to run, which makes it a great option if you're doing this for the first time, like I was. I didn't do a real great job of spraying, and I think my needle was too small (1.2mm), but after wet sanding and buffing, it came right to life. Warning: don't overuse acetone to thin this clear. I tried to stretch the last little bit by thinning it some with acetone, and it fogged my final coat of clear. It did improve after several hours, but the places I sprayed the overly thinned product don't look as good as the rest of the panels. I used one can for my bike, and that was plenty to wet sand, cut, and buff.

Pros + cons ... Great color

It is a lot thinner than any other car paint I've used. The good thing is you don't need to add lacquer thinner so you can spray it straight out of the can. The downside for me was I was unable to use it as a marble effect via hydro dip; it was just too thin. I ended up just using this as the base coat, and the color turned out great. The consistency is like thin chocolate milk.

Great for Patina

Have a 1942 1.5 ton truck with original paint with lots of Patina that I wanted to seal and keep this way. This product went on really nice with a HVLP gun. Its very thin lacquer so multiple coats were needed but it went on perfectly. Dyes quickly and really made the patina stand out much more than it was. The orange from the rust really popped out which I wanted and the door logo colors jumped out perfectly. Great product. Very Pleased.

True yellow

Finally was able to get this awesome yellow from Amazon instead of somewhere else..it's beautiful and I get so many compliments on it. It goes on smoothly with my paint sprayer ,looks completely professional. It's also looks super paired with the Metallic Midnight Blue on my boat. This is the only brand I trust.

The better you prep the surface the better the results

I painted the cab, hood,doors and fenders of an old dodge pickup truck used 2 quarts of primer and 2quarts paint.If I knew it was going to turn out so well I would of prep it better.Fast and easy beats buying all those cans of spray paint.

brilliant silver along with gloss and matte clear coat

This will be my approx. my eighth purchase of this product. I've shot performance red, championship white, mineral grey, jet black, brilliant silver along with gloss and matte clear coat. I cant find any faults with the product other than limited color availability The paint isn't thin it's exactly the correct viscosity it should be. If you use 7 quarts to paint a small car you need to buy an hvlp gun. I shot all these with a Sico mp500 hvlp at 20 lbs and the results are great. If you don't have to match a factory color I highly recommend these paints for ease of use.

Championship White good for Crown Vic police cars

I got the "Championship White" color for a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria P7B with "performance aka peelformance white" paint. The Championship White is close enough that you can't really tell that it's not the "factory" color. One 32oz can was enough to put 2 good coats each on the roof and trunk. I then put clear over the top of it. It came out looking really nice. We will see how long it lasts. Video will be up on WJ Handy Dad Youtube channel if you want to watch a DIY amateur plug the holes left from the police department and paint their car.

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