Duplicolors new line of lacquer paints.

[dreuski]

Any thoughts on this modern day lacquer paint? Is this stuff any good? Looks like a good alternative for the DIYer or someone on a tight buget like me.

In an episode of Trucks they painted a Bronco for about 120 bucks. Looked great but they did use 3 coats of clear. Any feedback would be appreciated.

Dreuski.

[71dusterdan]

man i was lookin at that paint once. i cant give an opinion, but i will say it seems as though pure vision, aka steve stroppe is a paid endorsee for dupli-color products. you here all the time where he uses there rattle cans and just pulls it off. Dan

[dreuski]

Anyone else?

[1in1969]

being in the painting side of the industry for 20 yrs, and painting lacquer even in the late 80's & 90's, I spray 99% urethane paints now. Having said that, haven't heard about the "new" lacquers. the old lacquers were good for fast, cheap, and very user friendly. however, not very durable. It all depends on what you want to do, could get you some experience with paint work, if you are going to redo it down the road, all that lacquer paint will have to come off before you do a full blown urethane job. Ever heard of a house built on sand? same thing w/lacquer, not stable, won't harden, not a good idea to put thermoset ( 2 part, product and hardener , ie; stable) over a thermoplastic ( 1 part,no hardner, ie; unstable will melt if reducer pour on it, no matter how long it has dried) These are the main pros and cons, it is up to you. Shawn

[dreuski]

Thanks for the advice that's all I needed to know. I guess there is no such thing as a good cheap paint job. Can anyone say oxymoron.

Dreuski.

[Cyclone]

I plan to use this on a vintage bobber bike project I got going.... pretty straight forward. Duplicolor has a video on their site:


http://www.duplicolor.com/products/paintshop.html


This stuff is available at AutoZone, Advanced and maybe Pep Boys..... hell Summit is even carrying it!


http://store.summitracing.com/egnsearch.asp?N=700+115+323375&D=323375


Colors available:

BSP200 Jet Black
BSP201 Championship White
BSP202 Brilliant Silver
BSP203 Performance Red
BSP204 Deep Blue
BSP205 Gray
BSP206 Chrome Yellow
BSP207 Hugger Orange

BSP300 Clear Coat


Strainer Kit
BSP400 Strainer Kit