DIY Paint Jobs

roosduster said

I have always wondered about the duplicolor paintshop paints. They don't sound like they would set you back to much but I have never seen a car painted with those paints. One interesting thing I saw at the local auto parts store is the colors are solid but they have a metallic clearcoat. So instead of having to spray a metallic you spray the clear and it makes it look like a metallic.

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I saw that stuff the other day and was wondering about it too. The paint looks like it is a laquer based paint which I thought the EPA was trying to eliminate. Not sure, I may be wrong. The metallic clear looked kind of neat.

Like everyone hear has said, prep is the key. I've painted several cars myself and my results have been mixed. I've had ones that people thought were professionally done (because I took my time with the body work) and I've had ones that are clearly "amatuer." The best part about any of it is standing back and saying "I did that." Have fun