Flat black and lexan

[Y'ernat Al]

I picked up a can of duplicolor bumper paint from the auto parts store, figuring chemically, this has got to be as good as you can get...

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/bumperCoating/

and applied it to some areas outside after masking and a bit of steel wool. I figured this would be the best bet for a runner. Hasn't chipped or scratched at all, (but it's also not on the roof though ).

[Russ Winn]

I masked and painted mine on the inside first, then painted the hood on the outside. That way, if it scratched, it wouldn't be too noticeable.

[shirochanwrx]

I always thought that the flat black paint on the lexan bodies that I had seen were for show and not for durability. Can someone confirm non-Lexan specific paints that have been used successfully in painting lexan and attest to their reasonable durability? I always thought that non-lexan specific paint and/or or paint on the exterior of the body would be unacceptably fragile.

And re: automotive lacquer: are any of the commonly available auto supply spray paints still lacquer, or have they all become acrylics? I for one would love to use some of the more densely pigmented factory colors that I have seen in the aisles at PepBoys, for example.

[jwscab]

pretty much all spray can paint you will find at the local automotive store is lacquer enamel, with the exception of the water cured urethane and epoxy systems (like por-15, etc)