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[earntaz]

I am in the process of doing a hash and thrash on an old 84’ GMC pickup -- It is now ready for the paint. In the past I used nothing but DuPont products and have shot everything from lacquer to IMRON. A number of vehicles, I used Centari with gloss improver/hardener with excellent results.

I went to my local DuPont dealer and was told Centari is no longer available – Axalta is the name of the game since DuPont has gotten out of the paint business. I then asked for an equivalent Axalta product and was told there wasn’t a direct cross such as Centari. I was told the closest acrylic enamel available was a Nason product. So I did a web search and the Nason paint doesn’t appear to be even close to the old Centari as there is no gloss improver, etc. additives available. That paint just appears to be implement/equipment paint.

So I ask the many refinishing experts here – what is a good, high gloss acrylic enamel paint? At this point I am not spring loaded to the DuPont position – PPG, Sherman-Williams, etc. is OK with me.

Thanks in advance for any vector and assist … TAZ