Duco

verbShop talkAutomotive

To paint a vehicle with automotive lacquer or enamel.

To spray a vehicle with automotive paint, historically referring to nitrocellulose lacquer but used regionally as a generic term for applying any topcoat. Painters use it to describe the act of laying down color and clear coats to restore a panel or complete a full respray.

Heard on the job

Sand that quarter panel down to bare metal before we duco it.