Dupli-ColorMC203 Metalcast Automotive Spray Paint - Green Anodized Coating - 11 oz Aerosol Can

Used as engine paint with a dark metallic grey undercoat and came out perfectly. Great colour

I bought this because I had great experiences with the Metalcast Red on some other projects. I was going to originally spray the part in metallic British Racing Green, but couldn't find it locally. I ended up spraying three coats of MetalCast Green over a Duplicolor Engine Enamel Cast Iron to make it darker than if sprayed over a lighter (Silver) base coat. My only complaint is that the pigment in the paint is susceptible to "running" if sprayed heavily on a vertical surface... The paint itself doesn't run, it's the pigment within, so just be careful if spraying heavily on a vertical surface

Unlike most paints which are opaque, the transparent nature of this paint makes it awkward to apply. The color changes as you apply more or less, and if what you're applying it to has nooks and crannies it can cause the paint to pool in some spots and be thin across others making color discrepancies. You might be able to overcome that with more thinner coats, but I found it different and difficult compared to what I'm used to.I'm sure it'd be great if you knew what you were doing or were more used to transparent paint.

So I bought this to repaint a scooter. I primed the metal using a quality Krylon filling primer and let it cure for 24 hours. I then sprayed this stuff on--wow is it just really hard to control. To start, the spray nozzle doesn't do a very good job of atomizing the paint as the spray is blotchy and inconsistent. I get the feeling the job would have been a lot easier if not for this. However, it gets worse as the paint itself is VERY thin; it seems as if the paint itself is more acetone than paint. I found this out the hard way when I attempted to stupidly fix a run with a rag. I wiped the run and it took the primer with it back down to bare metal.I realize this is meant to be used on chrome or shiny metal so, I'm using this incorrectly. However, I figured a few pointers might be helpful to anyone else who may attempt to use this stuff. First thing, the first coat should be as light as possible. Don't expect to get a color down, just lay down SOMETHING for the second coat to bite on. Then for the subsequent coats, do the same thing. Don't at any point attempt to saturate whatever you're painting--just add the thinnest coat possible. Also, don't be too surprised if the coverage isn't super consistent unless you've got the steady hands of a surgeon. I painted three scooters with this stuff and never once did I get a real clean job. Consistency is very difficult even after four coats. To that end, this paint also doesn't go very far. It goes really fast so if after reading this, you still insist upon trying to use this stuff, definitely buy an extra can or two.For future projects, I most certainly will not ever be using this stuff again. In fact, I actually stripped the paint off of one of the scooters (orange metallic looked like poop brown) and repainted it using Rust-Oleum color shift paint and it went on easily without runs or blotching. I may not be a pro painter (not like one would use spray cans) but I got far better results using the same primer and methods.Buyer beware

Good quality paint.