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    • • Automotive repair paints (acrylic, nitro combination) are best overpainted with 2-coat clearcoat or 2K clearcoat, which has the best petrol resistance.
      • Effect paint such as 3D-effect, diamond effect, light-up spray, metallic should be overcoated with a clearcoat to protect the special-effect pigments. When it comes to painting a fuel-powered vehicle or parts of it, the 2K clearcoat or 2-coat clearcoat is best suited for this purpose. For more decorative purposes, the Zapon clearcoat (crystal spray) is recommended, which has the highest shine after the 2K clearcoat.
      • Granite effect spray: After drying (for around 24 hours), it is absolutely necessary to seal the granite structure and to spray it over with DUPLI-COLOR granite clearcoat or another DUPLI-COLOR clearcoat for protection (especially when painting outdoor objects).
      • Bronze effect, gold/chrome/copper effect: These effect paints cannot be protected by a clear coat. The clear coat would destroy the effect.
      • 2K Clearcoat (e.g. ColorMatic 2K Clear Coat) is particularly used in professional environments. This is particularly resistant to fuel and the effects of weather.
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    How to find a car paint colour code

    Need to know the colour of your car? It’s actually located on your car. Even if two paint colours look the same, car manufacturers make loads of different exterior paint colours and they can all vary from year to year, so you need to make sure the code is right to get an exact paint match. Find out below where you can find your car’s colour.

    Your car brand

    Car example

    Most common places

    The image above shows the most common places where you can find your colour code. If you select your car brand you will see a specific image containing the locations for your vehicle.

    Variation

    Car manufacturers have different production series where they might use paints from different paint manufacturers. Therefore, it can occur there are slight changes in colour shade under the same car colour code. To supply everyone, MOTIP makes these variations available. Is there a check mark visible in this column? This means you have a colour code with variations. The differences are small. However, they may be noticeable. We simply cannot say precisely which article best matches the colour of your car. In this case, we’d recommend you check the colour chart at a shop. If you do want to try, always spray a small sample to check if the colour matches the colour of the car.