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Old 08-27-2012, 05:02 AM
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Question Paint question. NEED ADVICE!!

went to autozone yesterday lookin for different door lock studs and came across the most beautiful dark purple ive ever seen. and with the hubbys i need a temp fix until my 20s are affordable.. so my question is what do i do to get the best results? advice please!!
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Old 08-27-2012, 05:04 AM
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oh! and its spray paint for exterior metal. ill look at the can here later and post exactly the type and brand etc
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Old 08-27-2012, 06:15 AM
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Dupli-Color metalcast anodized surface color system. like a glossy crown royal purple
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Old 08-27-2012, 06:16 AM
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You talking about spray painting the rims or the car.
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Old 08-27-2012, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by hhryoungin
Dupli-Color metalcast anodized surface color system. like a glossy crown royal purple
I've used this stuff before and it's great! I used it for painting a few interior/enginge compartment items, but I used the red. Unless you're painting over silver, you first need to lay down a base of the "groundcoat" spray. It produces a nice anodized-looking finish.

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Old 08-27-2012, 09:11 AM
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go to the duplicolor web site they have a number of videos, here is one http://www.duplicolor.com/projects/project/metalcast/
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Old 08-27-2012, 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by hhryoungin
Dupli-Color metalcast anodized surface color system. like a glossy crown royal purple
I have a few cans. They were on Clearance at auto zone I think. One of the parts places had then at like 4 or 5 bucks off a can I went to several to get the last 1 or 2 cans left on each stores shelves.

Follow the directions on the cans. You'll need the BASE coat as well.

As suggested, watch the vids on dupli colors website and look on youtube for spray can painting, you'll find plenty.

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Greybeard turned me onto this color 2 years ago, so kudos to him for Sharing the info.

Holding up pretty well on the Brakes, could use a rediong because of some chips after almost 2 years on.

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Post pics when your done.

After the base or "Ground" coat as they call it, the more Lite coats of the Purple you use the Darker it gets.

Depending on what your painting, clear coat it. I believe the Purple has clear in it, but a few coats of Clear added won't hurt.

Good Luck
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Cool stuff! News to me as well. That Magenta must be an acquired taste, but the idea is very much from me.
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Old 08-28-2012, 04:55 AM
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yes the purple is what i got! beautiful color and yea im wanting to do the steelies until i can afford my rims. figure the purple/ magenta would look great along side the silver. thanks for the advice guys! paint looks great AP!
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Old 08-28-2012, 05:07 AM
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and will do on the pic post! gonna start that project thursday after work and trip to autozone! i think i might get a more vibrant purple from AP's pics i noticed it wasnt as bright as i hoped for. i guess im gonna have to find a gloss purple.. kinda like this..Name:  4532ba3f.jpg
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