i am using de beer paint on my coupe,all of the etch,hi-fill primer,base coat and hs clear are all debeer,using the same brand from start to finish is the key.All up i paid $1000 for all materials and i agree HOK is wank factor,de beer and HOK paints and pigments all come from the same company VALSPAR,I use debeer everyday at work and find its great but thats my opinion...

I use UPOL primers and seam sealers. autoglaze's top of the range clear and I cant remember the name of the base U use... about $100 per litre for the base coat and it covers very well. Upol primer filler with hardener and reducer was around the $100 for 4l and clear was like $170 for a 3L Pack.

all 2 pack

$3500 is for national show-winning paint. HOK is not just high-quality. It is for kustom, one of a kind paint jobs.

When I was a kid a friend of my dad's had his car painted with that. When he visited all the neighborhood kids lined up to look over that car. It was a kind of candy apple green.

$3500 just on products for a mini truck seems WAAAY too expensive even for Dupont which is priced right up there with PPG, Spies, RM Diamont, etc...

Do your homework, research some paint forums for products being used in AU & I'm sure you can find some high quality stuff w/o paying for brand name recognition. Even at $200 / qt. ifg its 1 to 1 mix, thats $800 for 2 gallons of sprayable base material, its unlikely you'll need that much nor pay that much. I was quoted $180 qt. for orange in Dupont & PPG.

If you can find Pro Spray in AU buy it, very high quality but way less money.

http://www.prosprayfinishes.com/index.cfm

keep looking & good luck.

Talked to John the guy that is doing the paint job on my ute today told him that i would like to use DuPont paint he then told me everything i need for a bare metal respray rang H.O.K an got a price $3500 just in products way to expensive for me.I was a bit sceptical about the workmanship but had a look at the work that he has just done and its very proffessional for someone that does the work in a huge shed on his farm

H.O.K while im sure its great, it a bit of wank factor in my opinion. Automotive paint is expensive enough already.

the better options are ppg, concept paints, debeer. House of kolor is great but very very expensive, but with h.o.k you have too follow the procedures exactly.
Depending on where your situated there is many options available

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Worth it though

It is one of the best!

House of kolor is damn expensive stuff lol

Is Dupont paint good quality paint