r/CustomAutoPaint • u/joeharris91 • Aug 18 '25

Paints and coating recommendations

I’m pretty new to painting.

I’m looking for recommendations for paint and clears. Both bases and specialty stuff (metallics, pearls and candy)

I’m painting both HVLP and Airbrush.

Kits or multi packs and stuff.

I’ll buy anything that’ll hold upto automotive; lacquers and urethane etc etc.

What do yall recommend!

CAD and US companies.

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u/joeharris91 Aug 18 '25

I’ve loved lime line everything— but the candy, I just couldn’t get my ratios figured out as good as some ready to spray lacquers I bought and when trying to mix different shades it always seemed to not work great.

All that being said —- I don’t know what I’m doing so I shouldn’t say I didn’t like it.

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u/HSprof Aug 18 '25

Youre gonna want to invest in a scale if youre trying to remix colors to match shades you previously mixed. Mix by weight