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Car Paint Supplies Checklist
The paint, primer, filler, masking and safety gear to line up before you spray a panel.
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Temperature picks your reducer. Kirker's Ultra-Glo listing calls for fast below 70°F, medium from 70 to 80°F and slow above 80°F, so the right can depends on your garage that day. Its Ultra-Glo activators split by temperature too: medium for 80°F and below, slow for 80°F and above. The suppliers we read list paint, clearcoat, primer, catalyst, filler, masking and protective gear as separate categories. This list covers the supplies for a repaint or panel repair. It leaves out big equipment like compressors and spray booths, and it won't pick a colour or brand for you.
Why these items are on the list
- Basecoat in your paint code. Some suppliers offer a portable colour computer and colour chips for matching. Ask before ordering.
- Automotive clearcoat. Listings include satin, matte and high-gloss clears. Check the finish on the product.
- Activator for your clearcoat. Auto Body Toolmart lists EC300 clear at 4:1 with three activator options. Match yours to your clear.
- Reducer for your temperature. Fast below 70°F, medium 70 to 80°F, slow above 80°F, per Kirker's Ultra-Glo listing.
- Automotive primer. Enduro Prime epoxy is sold for adhesion over bare metal. Perfect Prime 2K is high build, with excellent filling.
- Primer catalyst. Auto Body Toolmart lists Enduro Prime epoxy at 1:1 with EPC611 catalyst. Perfect Prime 2K runs 4:1 with UPC73.
- Adhesion promoter. Sold as a separate category from primers, so check whether your system calls for it.
- Body filler and hardener. Lightweight and reinforced types exist. Some kits include the hardener, so check before buying more.
- Finishing glaze. Listed with body fillers, including a polyester putty for the finishing stage.
- Sandpaper and abrasives. Abrasives get their own category at several suppliers, so check for them separately from paint.
- Masking tape and paper. Masking paper, tape and fine line tape are all listed separately.
- Mixing cups and boards. Mixing supplies are their own category, and several products here mix 4:1.
- Respirator for painting. Shop for one alongside your paint; one supplier files respirators under Paint & Paint Guns.
- Paint suit or coveralls. Coveralls and protective wear are their own categories. Add them while shopping for the respirator.
- Spray gun. Guns are sold separately from paint, and some suppliers also repair spray equipment.
- Aerosol touch-up cans. Exact colour matching may not be possible for automotive touch-up paint, per Ben's Paint Supply.
- Detailing wax or sealant. Suppliers stock paste wax, sealants and hydrophobic spray wax in their detailing lines. Optional extras.
Tick it on your phone in the shop aisle. Share it with whoever picks up the order and you both see what's still missing.
When to use it
Use it before you order paint for a repaint or panel repair.