Dulux Metalshield Multipurpose Spray Paint

We got a nice finish on my sons bike but it marked easily. The can leaked so bad from the valve half way through we needed to finish the job on the grass Show details

I have prepared a car body for spraying. My preparation has been fine and surface is smooth. Weather for the next 10 days or so is going to be atrocious and will not let me spray without consequences. SO I decided to put a cover of Dulux Metalshield Multipurpose Spray over the primer to protect it as a temporary fix. 12 cans ($200) later, rubbing… Read more

back between coats, I am very disappointed. I'm not after a first class finish for a temporary fix but, it was patchy, bubbled in some areas (no reason that I could tell). It was dry and seemed to chip very easily. Even after rubbing back I could not get the uneven (patchy) look out of it. I don't like bagging products, but after all my prep work, I'm going to have to rub back wait until I can spray it properly.

Dulux metalshield spray paint is terrible – I used Dulux metalshield spray paint in a can to spray 2 of 8.5kg gas bottles. The finish was really bad rough in most places and powdery it seems to dry before it hits the surface. Followed all the instructions on can and it wasn't a hot day. Run hand on suface and comes away with powder on hand and scrached off really easily. Coverage bad took… Read more

whole can for one light coat. After two cans at $15.50 each I need to buy more paint to finish job, definitely won't be buying Dulux again.

Beyond woeful – As a boilermaker, the Dulux Metalshield range is complete garbage. I don't do a huge amount of painting, usually either gal primer or iron oxide, but for the occassional small project I'll usually use the cheapest no-name spray paint I can. They do have their own drawbacks - the paint takes time to harden/ can be a bit fragile. Yet, the Dulux… Read more

range is somehow worse, whilst being more expensive - the etch primer coverage is woeful whilst spraying out like an old asthmatic man, and the Metalshield Multipurpose will give a patchy, awful surface finish. Never had a surface finish problem with no-name paints, and I've used a lot of them. Durability can be a bit ordinary, but goodluck getting a nice finish in the Metalshield range - doesn't flow on the surface well, or cover well. Only reason I've ever used it is because the client wants to colour match for the Dulux range, but in future I'll be advising strongly against - not worth the trouble or price. Not the first time I've used their range, but probably the last.

All spray, minimal colour. Rip off – The amount of cans I had to use to get coverage of bare metal without seeing the original metal colour, absolute joke. This stuff is designed to maximise profit from you, not give a good result. Don't buy Dulux crap. Other cans of industrial metal spray paint from metal shops and even Supercheap auto brand are way better than this spray paint. Dulux should be ashamed. Bunnings should kick Dulux out of its stores.

Good not Great – Good coverage and I found that it matches colorbond well. What really lets this product down is that the can splatters. Even when the nozzle is wiped and an inverted spray is performed. The finish is matt in some places as others have reported and needs to be redone. The can was shaken vigorously for 2 minutes.