Auto body repair & detailing/car paint

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Expert: - 4/15/2008


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can you use ordinary paint to paint cars

Answer
Hi Rikki,

It depends on what you mean by "ordinary paint". If you mean paint that you find at your local home center (Lowe's, Home Depot, Wal-Mart) then no. Typically that's latex based paint and it won't stick very well to metal and it would look absolutely terrible. Now if you mean aerosol spray paint then yes, you can paint your car with aerosol lacquer based or enamel based paints. However, painting a complete car with aerosols can be quite expensive and getting a good gloss is quite hard to do. I have seen cars painted with spray-cans several times and in every case I can tell.  If you have any other questions just let me know.

Gary

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I can answer most questions on auto refinishing materials. Especially PPG products. I have knowledge in the latest repair materials and techniques. When it comes to automotive paint I have a solid understanding of how things work.

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I have worked in a PPG paint retail/wholesale business for the last 15 years. I have dealt with many issues regarding paint and repair materials on a daily basis over the years. I don't know that I have all the answers but I would be willing to try.

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PPG Trained and Certified. Training with 3M products and Meguair's products.

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