"ACE hardware" branded Oil based spray - made by duplicolor? question about it

[r0b0tc0rpse]

I was at an ace hardware and I happen to get an idea how to paint some steel spacers I made for my coil over housings. I was going to shoot them with self etching primer and then dip them in a can of oil based paint, very slowly. Trying to replicate the powder coat finish of the housings. I found

ACE brand "Saftey Red" and we tested it on one of the housings, it looked almost perfect match. Then I asked if they had it in a spray, they did. I figured that'd be a lot easier. The instructions on the label are the typical Duplicolor label lay out, down to the ez valve and the diagram of the spray pattern, so I'm guessing you guys make it for them.

Man, these things took days to dry. Once they were dry I sprayed some in a metal lid and "dipped" the end that didn't get painted in them very lightly to get coverage on the exterior ( the insides got primed and a little bit of color but corrosion protection is main concern, inside doesn't have to be red).

The spray also does seem to be more orange than the paint can paint, and not nearly as glossy. So while the stuff in the can was almost a perfect match, this stuff seems a bit off, more orange than the housings.

I was wondering if there is any way to improve the gloss, either by polishing or by applying a clear coat. And if there is a clear coat, I wonder if there is a *red* tinted one that could make this match better.

I chose oil based for durability reasons. It just doesn't seem to have the gloss the canned stuff did, and that alone would make it a much better match.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs337.snc3/29456_1490666103480_1138827769_31372496_2575784_n. jpg

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs357.snc3/29456_1490666143481_1138827769_31372497_8019562_n. jpg

really not all that bad for 4.00$ can of spray paint.

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs357.snc3/29456_1490666263484_1138827769_31372498_4257744_n. jpg

almost can't tell in that pic, but I think it's the re-sampling going on with facebook...

I'd really like to try and gloss them up but IDK what to do to them that won't blow through the paint job...

[Dupli-Color-Specialist]

You are close. The ACE Brand paint is made by Sherwin Williams and Dupli-Color is a brand owned by Sherwin however it is not Dupli-Color paint. I can probably bet that the formula in the ACE spraybom is an enamel. The reason why the oil base has so much gloss is because you are dipping vs spraying. Oil base paint takes a VERY long time to dry especially when you apply it as thick as dipping it. The reason for the slight color variation is because they are truely two different formulas...enamel vs oil base. A clear coat might darken it up just enough to match but that is hard to say. A red clear coat might make it too red. If you want to try it then use our Red Metalcast MC200. It is a transparent red enamel. If you want to use a clear coat use our engine enamel DE1636 or wheel paint clear HWP103. They are also enamels.

[r0b0tc0rpse]

You are close. The ACE Brand paint is made by Sherwin Williams and Dupli-Color is a brand owned by Sherwin however it is not Dupli-Color paint. I can probably bet that the formula in the ACE spraybom is an enamel. The reason why the oil base has so much gloss is because you are dipping vs spraying. Oil base paint takes a VERY long time to dry especially when you apply it as thick as dipping it. The reason for the slight color variation is because they are truely two different formulas...enamel vs oil base. A clear coat might darken it up just enough to match but that is hard to say. A red clear coat might make it too red. If you want to try it then use our Red Metalcast MC200. It is a transparent red enamel. If you want to use a clear coat use our engine enamel DE1636 or wheel paint clear HWP103. They are also enamels.

The housings are powder coat and the small parts I sprayed with the ACE "oil based" spray. It says Oil based enamel on it and took FOREVER to dry. They are not nearly as glossy as they appear in these photos.

I decided am striping these parts down to bare metal, welding them on to the main bodies and re powder coating them instead.