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Duco is a brand marketed by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI now merged with Akzo Nobel) under which it sells its popular Automotive paints. The Duco brand represents a range of products meant for auto painting and refinishing. The topcoat or the finish coat available under the brand Duco is a Nitro Cellulose (NC) Lacquer. Due to its wide spread use and popularity, the name "Duco" has been genericized to refer to Nitro Cellulose (NC) Lacquers. Duco was vastly popular as an automotive finish before the advent of Polyurethane paints. Now a days Duco has found a new life as a high quality finish for interiors and other architectural projects.
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MS angles and flats Architectural and Industrial metal structures The different surfaces require different preparations. Let us look at the application methods for each of the surfaces mentioned above.
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Duco Primer Surfacer Grey / White depending on the top coat colour you choose. For Lighter coloured top coats, use Primer Surfacer White and for darker topcoats, use Primer Surfacer Grey. Duco Soft Cut Putty Water Emery (Latex paper backed) of grits 220 and 320
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For bare sheet metal, a coat of Duco Oil Primer thinned with a General Purpose thinner in the ratio 5:1 must be applied and allowed to dry overnight. The Duco Oil Primer has excellent adhesion, corrosion resistance and is air drying.
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Apply 2 coats of Duco Primer Surfacer (PS) thinned with Duco Thinner in the ratio 1:1.5 with a flash off interval of 15 minutes between coats.
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Rectify any minor dents and scratches using Duco Soft Cut Putty and a putty knife. Wet sand with water emery of grit 220 followed by 320 to level any imperfections. Apply a coat of Primer Surfacer on the puttied areas. Choose a colour! Apply 2 coats of Duco NC Lacquer thinned with Duco Thinner in the ratio 1:2 of the selected colour. Allow flash off interval of 15 minutes between coats. Leave to dry overnight. Wet sand flat (remove gloss) carefully with emery grits 600/800and apply one mist coat thinned 1:3 with Duco Thinner. Allow to dry overnight and polish the surface using 3M 1Step Rubbing compound. For a higher gloss polish use 3M Liquid Wax. Application for wood and MDF surfaces follows the same procedure as above except for priming using Duco Oil Primer. The Duco Primer Surfacer is applied directly onto the wooden surface.
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The finish thus obtained is long lasting and durable. Duco has the following limitations : Requires elaborate equipment to apply compressor and spray guns are the basic
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A Coat of Varnish: What is Duco Paint? How is it applied? requirements. Colour stability on exposure to sunlight is average easily yellows. Attention to surface preparation is required before application needs a skilled workman. Duco is sensitive to the atmospheric conditions during application A change in temperature can affect the finish. Being solvent based, it is not environmentally friendly and precautions must be taken against the health hazards during application. At minimum a respirator mask, gloves and glasses are required. Body overalls are highly recommended. An exhaust system must be in place to extract the solvent flashing off the surface. A range of Duco Products is available for delivery across India @ paintnhardware.com Posted by Namit Bhulani at 06:45 +1 Recommend this on Google
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