Convict1997
New Member
Decided to repainted my 2012. The silver never really did it for me. I've never painted before and I'm working on a budget. Planning to shoot with the Duplicolor Paint Shop paint. Got a few questions before I get started.
1. Duplicolor has an adhesion promoter available in an aerosol can. Their documentation states this can be used as a primer instead of an actual primer. Has anyone used this in place of primer?
2. The new paint is lacquer and I assume the factory paint is enamel. My understanding is lacquer cannot be sprayed over enamel so all the old paint will need to come off. I don't like the idea of trying to sand everything down to the plastic. Could I use this: SEM Urethane Bumper Stripper
3. Can anyone confirm that the factory paint is enamel?
The main reason for using the Duplicolor is because I got a quart of paint, primer, and clear for $55. If anyone has any recommendations for a better option of paint that isn't going to completely blow the budget, I'm open for suggestions.
1. Duplicolor has an adhesion promoter available in an aerosol can. Their documentation states this can be used as a primer instead of an actual primer. Has anyone used this in place of primer?
2. The new paint is lacquer and I assume the factory paint is enamel. My understanding is lacquer cannot be sprayed over enamel so all the old paint will need to come off. I don't like the idea of trying to sand everything down to the plastic. Could I use this: SEM Urethane Bumper Stripper
3. Can anyone confirm that the factory paint is enamel?
The main reason for using the Duplicolor is because I got a quart of paint, primer, and clear for $55. If anyone has any recommendations for a better option of paint that isn't going to completely blow the budget, I'm open for suggestions.