Dupli-Color Engine Enamel safe on plastic?

[Captain Spaulding]

Apologies if this has been asked before.

Wasn't happy with the paint on my latest project and ended up removing it. Since the closest hobby shop is a three hour drive for me I checked out my local Canadian Tire and came across this.

I've used Dupli-Color in the past with no issues just never tried the engine enamel. Had heard that it wasn't safe to use on plastic.

Has anyone used this and was it safe to use?

[cobraman]

I have used it many time without any problems. I like the Chevy red/orange and have used it to paint engines and also did a body with it. I also have and used one of the blue shades.

[Rodent]

I have used the Chevy orange, but I put it over Tamiya pink primer for fun. I liked the way it laid down over the pink and it took almost no paint to decently cover the primer.

Edited June 19, 2021 by Rodent

[JollySipper]

If you don't like the spray pattern of the engine enamel, you can substitute a nozzle from a Perfect Match can...... Seems I remember it being a heavy spray with the original nozzle.

[Captain Spaulding]

1 hour ago, cobraman said:

I have used it many time without any problems. I like the Chevy red/orange and have used it to paint engines and also did a body with it. I also have and used one of the blue shades.

Thanks for answering, appreciate it.

1 hour ago, Rodent said:

I have used the Chevy orange, but I put it over Tamiya pink primer for fun. I liked the way it laid down over the pink and it took almost paint to decently cover the primer.

Thanks for answering, appreciate it.

31 minutes ago, JollySipper said:

If you don't like the spray pattern of the engine enamel, you can substitute a nozzle from a Perfect Match can...... Seems I remember it being a heavy spray with the original nozzle.

Thanks for the advice, appreciate it.

[Rodent]

21 minutes ago, Captain Spaulding said:

1 hour ago, Rodent said:

I have used the Chevy orange, but I put it over Tamiya pink primer for fun. I liked the way it laid down over the pink and it took almost paint to decently cover the primer.

Thanks for answering, appreciate it.

Obviously, I meant "NO" paint. After the pink primer experiment, I would definitely use it over primer. I have found in the past that engine paint can take several coats to look right over bare plastic. Using it over the primer made it cover better with no obscuring of detail.

[youpey]

Use very, very thin coats

[Captain Spaulding]

10 hours ago, Rodent said:

Obviously, I meant "NO" paint. After the pink primer experiment, I would definitely use it over primer. I have found in the past that engine paint can take several coats to look right over bare plastic. Using it over the primer made it cover better with no obscuring of detail.

Thanks for the advice, I usually use primer on my builds. That's where i ran into the issue with the last paint job. The testors paint and primer seemed to react with each other.

7 hours ago, youpey said:

Use very, very thin coats

Thanks for the advice, appreciate it.

[Classicgas]

I would suggest a light coat of their primer/scratch filler first. I use it under all my paints.

[espo]

As with any paint from any supplier that you're not a 100 % sure off I would use the tried and true picnic spoon test. This is especially true with any paint that wasn't originally formulated for the subjects we're building. Better safe than sorry. 

[Tom Geiger]

This is Duplicolor Chevy Engine Red over their gray primer. Worked well for me!

[Captain Spaulding]

4 hours ago, Classicgas said:

I would suggest a light coat of their primer/scratch filler first. I use it under all my paints.

Thanks for the recommendation.

3 hours ago, espo said:

As with any paint from any supplier that you're not a 100 % sure off I would use the tried and true picnic spoon test. This is especially true with any paint that wasn't originally formulated for the subjects we're building. Better safe than sorry. 

I've seen people use that that but never tried it. Thanks for the recommendation.

3 hours ago, Tom Geiger said:

This is Duplicolor Chevy Engine Red over their gray primer. Worked well for me!

That looks really good.