The paint shop that I bought the paint from is a heavy-duty industrial supplier. I got the DuPont Centari single stage acrylic enamel. It is an old school paint. I got it as a solid color, a bright olive color. I did not get a metal flake due to the problems with working with single stage paints with metal flakes. Any who, I also got the gator guard spray-on bed liner which I will use to do the inside of the tub.
While they were mixing my paint, a teenage boy and girl came in to buy paint for a scratch that occurred on a car. They had the color "silvery-blue." The girl said how much for a little can of paint and showed how large the can that she had in mind was with her hands. The paint lady then went on to explain how you have to mask off the other panels, scuff up that surrounding paint, fix the scratch with body filler, primer the area, then blend in the base coat, spray with clear coat, and then finally cut then buff. After the long speech from the paint lady the guy said "We will just take the can of paint." The girl asked if they had like a spray paint or something. The guy said he was just going to brush it in the scratch and doesn't need "all that other stuff." So no reducer, no hardener, no primer, clear, blahblahblah. Anyways the lady sold them the can and went and mixed the paint. They did complain that the quart of paint cost $68 and he asked if they had anything cheaper. Fortunately, my paint was done mixing and I was able to get out of there.
Did you ever read Goofus and Gallant in highlights magazine?
Well here is the picture of Gallant's paint spread:
Goofus is off in an alley huffing on his can of acrylic enamel since he only used a little to brush into a scratch.
Oh check this dude out:
How to paint your car yourself!
