Thread: Polish - Metallic paint

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

Also used for duco

You been working on some vintage cars LMR?

You and Brian will have heaps to chat about then

Duco was a trade name assigned to a product line of automotive lacquer developed by the DuPont Company in the 1920s. Under the Duco brand, DuPont introduced the first quick drying multi-color line of lacquers made especially for the automotive industry. It was also used in paintings by American artist Jackson Pollock. It is presently used by Nexa Autocolor — formerly ICI Autocolor and now a division of Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries — as a tradename for automotive enamels in Asia.

Duco is still used as an Australian colloquialism for automotive paint. Also in Romania the term was in use with the same meaning until beginning of 2000.

Can you still buy Duco?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

You been working on some vintage cars LMR?

You and Brian will have heaps to chat about then



Can you still buy Duco?

Vintage, no but give me a big shed, suppies, tools and a bed and SWMBO probably wouldn't see me for best part of a year!!

I used to have a show detailing business on the side a good few years ago now. Couldn't do it full time as not really enough business to pay the bills, too much yakka now but it did help pay for a few toys over the time I had it.
With some of the high level cars I worked on there was no way I would ever silicone any of them and considering most of them had paintjobs in the $10-20k range, I dont think it would have gone down too well if I did!!

Dunno about Duco as a brand, was never much of a painter but PPG and Spies Hecker are really the only two brands I would ever use.
"Duco" as per your quote is correct but its mostly referred to when paint is an acrylic lacquer as a solid colour. Enamel paint you really don't buff as it glosses off the gun.

Cheers

Andrew


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