Dupli-Color Paint Shop

48chev · ANGUS, ONT

Dupli-Color Paint Shop

427CARL · CLINTON, ONT

According to their advertising its great!

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ENTHUSIAST PRODUCTS

Paint Shop Finish System

Dupli-Color^® Paint Shop^™ Finish System gives you everything you need to create a high-quality DIY finish - primer, color and clear. Paint Shop is a high-quality lacquer system designed for automotive and motorcycle applications that is easy to apply, dries quickly and can be buffed to a brilliant smooth finish. Paint Shop is a ready-to-spray system that requires no mixing or reducing, and with no re-coat window, additional coats can be applied at anytime.

Where to buy?

hemi43 · ONTARIO

It's lacquer paint, so don't use it. It will crack !! Go to Napa, or any other jobber and buy what they carry. It may be Dupont, CIL or even an off shoot company like Transtar. You will be far better off.
Just remember, any product you use must have an activator. Dupont's Nason line is an excellent product for the price. The downside to it is it has poor colour match, but if you're doing a complete, it shouldn't matter.

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

I tried to buy some of that to re-paint my old car trailer last summer. CTC is listed as a "outlet" but my local CTC said they can't sell it anymore due to Gov. regulations????

Canadian Poncho · PEI

I rattle canned my beater S10 with Duplicolor's Hi Build fleet coating. After some wet sanding and polishing it looks good from 5 feet away. biggrin

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As for their Paint Shop system, I've heard mixed reviews.

Beachcat · WASAGA BEACH, ONT

I thought lacquer was outlawed due to off gassing hmm

dualquadpete · BLACKSTOCK, ONT

Looks good to me Todd, especially like the "shiney" trailer hitch Ball!!! You must have polished it for photo????

hemi43 · ONTARIO

Beachcat wrote:
I thought lacquer was outlawed due to off gassing

I thought so too, but it says right on the can that it is in fact lacquer. Maybe they found a way to make low VOC so that it's now legal.

Jazz · THUNDER BAY, ONT

I know a guy who tried Duplicolor with poor results however I don't know if he prepped properly. Why not go to your local paint shop and ask for a low buck enamel you can spray. I bought "Allcolour" brand locally,,a low priced($50.00 a gallon) enamel that dries fast,,not sure what you thin with as I used white gas to thin for a flat finish.

hemi43 · ONTARIO

The problem with lacquer is that it dries too hard. It will chip easily and will crack over time from heat cycles. The problem with low buck enamels is that they are too soft and will give a dull finish. Another issue with low dollar paints like the two examples above is that they have little to no UV retarders. Your best bet for a solid colour is to use Nason or similar single stage urethane. This is isocyanate activated and will have good performance. For a better finish, used Nason or similar Base/Clear. It's a bit more expensive than Dupli-color, but a whole lot less than using top of the line Dupont.

Jazz · THUNDER BAY, ONT

Most of my paint I buy in the US at less than half the cost here at home. Check with your local paint shop for mismatches. I got the Lessonal paint for this truck for $50.00,,of course the reducer and hardener set me back another $50 but there is no way I am going spend a bundle on paint for a truck i have $900 tied up in..No I did not bang out the dents or clear,,i just had to cover it up as it looked like the suspect truck

-- Edited by Jazz on Sunday 13th of January 2013 10:03:01 AM

RacerRick · TORONTO, ONT

I have used the duplicolor paint shop red with good results. You have to prep it like any other paint job, and then you take the same amount of time spraying it. I will say it is very forgiving to spray, being a laquer. It went on an old work truck I had, just to make it one color. It lasted ok for about two years but was starting to fade. Then I sold the truck, so I don't know how well it lasted after that. I don't think I washed it once and it lived outside. The paint doesn't have great coverage however, and I had something like 6 coats on the truck to get it looking ok. I also never wet sanded or buffed it so it wasn't particularly shiny. it also chipped easily.

I have had better results with tractor enamel that has been really thinned out, and hardener added for work trucks. With the added hardener, the stuff is nearly bulletproof and UV seems to not phase it. It even shined up ok after wet sanding and buffing. But since it is thin, you need a lot of coats for coverage, and after adding the hardener etc, might as well buy cheap automotive paint.

For a car you care about, spend a little more and get a single stage urethane like recommended above.