We have been paint repairers since 1989; our chemists formulated Du Magic Paint Gel to our design. Du Magic Paint Gel chemistry utilizes leading technologies like nano particles. Our research team started from the ground up – the aim was for a product that is so simple to apply that ‘everyday people’ could repair damage to near body shop quality in only seconds.
The benefits include high film build, slower drying, fast setting and fast shrink by hairdryer, easy application, precise repair positioning, accurate repair height. The low VOCs not only help the environment, they are also much safer than conventional car paints.
Our goal of "every day people" was so that repairers could expand by employing friends (not tradesmen) to grow their business. A training time of minutes means expansion is viable.
So that you obtain these benefits repairers will need to follow the instructions. Especially current repairers who are used to other paint system will need to learn to obtain these benefits.
All of our repair systems are designed for mobile repairing, they are designed so that we repair at the car's location. Every one of our repair elements are miniaturized which saves valuable minutes finding keys and moving multiple cars. This can save repairers valuable hours a week.
Du Magic Paint Gel was designed for our Australian Duco Magic technicians use. They are van based in cities near ice and snow like Canberra (Australia's national capital), Bendigo and Hobart etc. Others repair in tropical conditions like in Darwin, Mackay, Cairns, and Townville. However the viability of repairs in the snow of Alaska, Northern Canada, Siberia or Norway etc., would make any repairs difficult without heated premises.
Du Magic Paint Gel withstands -10C (14F), so that it is suitable for air freight. For areas like Calgary in Canada that experience -30C (-22F) in winter, mobile repairers work in warmed workshops and store the product indoors overnight. They then store Du Magic Paint Gel in a fridge to stop the Du Magic freezing. Ordinary car paint would have major problems with those conditions.
For temperatures below 20C (68F) set the Du Magic Paint Gel repair with a hairdryer for 15 seconds.
In damp conditions conventional car paints can dry with a frost, blushing or blooming. This causes darker paint colours to dry white.
Our chemists designed Paint Gel so that it doesn't frost, blush or bloom. However in such condition the repairer must set the Du Magic repair for 15 seconds with a hairdryer on the hot setting or it may wash out with overnight dew or rain.
For hot days the car is best repaired in the shade. Whilst this is preferably indoors, our Australian technicians use their body’s shade for smaller areas, so they still repair outside.
Ways of doing this include:
The repairer also needs water, so it is a convenient product to carry!
In extreme heat over 30C (86F) conventional car paints boil before they set, this results in bubbles in the paint and therefore ugly repairs. Instead cool the repair area with water.
When we released our CPP repair system in 2001 our “REPAIR STANDARD” became “an owner or car buyer cannot see damage from 1.2 metres (4 feet)”.
This meticulous standard is also demanded by Ford, GM and Toyota inspectors of car rental cars (like Hertz and Avis) when the cars are handed back at end of lease – these cars are typically 9 to 15 months old and must look 'like new' to car buyers. These inspectors have passed Du Magic repairs.
Yes. Our chemists designed Du Magic Paint Gel so that it dries slowly - this extra time allows professional repairers to manipulate adjust the paint. Normal car paints must dry fast to prevent runs however they provide little work time and dry lumpy or with brush marks.
Setting Du Magic Paint Gel with the hairdryer on 'hot' for 15 seconds per area sets the Paint Gel. Setting prevents overnight dew or rain washing out the Du Magic Paint Gel. Du Magic Paint Gel is only for repairing, follow the Du Magic Paint Gel instructions for a simple and easy way to restore a near respray look in only a few seconds. Of course metre or yard long scratches may take 2 minutes!
For faster repairs use the hairdryer on "hot' for 30 seconds per area. A second coat can then be applied for fast durable repairs. Deep damage will need need multiple coats to fill.
Yes, however this will lose the speed of the Du Magic ‘wipe and trim’ application system?
Well that depends on the number of chips and scratches on a car. We have repaired up to ten cars from just one tube.
Du Magic Paint Gel dries slowly for a higher gloss. Dark colours need our 'Extra Gloss' - a special touch-up blending clear.
The goal for Du Magic Paint Gel is to create a professional repair finish. Few people spot the repaired area unless they are specifically looking for it.
Most Du Magic Paint Gel repairs take only seconds. Scratches the length of the car will take longer.
Repairing a chip or scratch is as simple as smoothing icing on a cake or grouting between wall tiles.
Yes – Du Magic Paint Gel can repair the cavities in the paint caused by bird droppings marks. It fits perfectly.
Du Magic Paint Gel does not repair dents. You’ll need to remove the rust and prime before you repair your scratch or chip with Du Magic Paint Gel.
All paints shrink as the solvent liquids evaporate. Our chemists formulated Du Magic for ‘maximum solids’, it retains about half its height. After application on deeper damage set again with a hairdryer on "hot" for 30 seconds per area. Then repair again to build more height.
The result is not like car paints that can continue shrinking for many months or even years. Instead, Du Magic Paint Gel was formulated to shrink mostly in 30 seconds using a hairdryer on the 'hot' setting. This ‘wipe, trim and set ’ process makes repairs to deep damage very fast.
No – the Du Magic Paint Gel does not run on vertical surfaces when correctly applied.
Allow to dry and re-apply the correct Du Magic Paint Gel colour into the slight shrinkage.
Yes. Du Magic Paint Gel can be removed with conventional body shop solvents to allow a full panel repaint.
Du Magic Paint Gel is water based which means low Volatile Organic Concentration (VOCs). Clean ups can be done in water.
A tube of Du Magic Paint Gel, the special applicator and a simple step-by-step instruction leaflet.
Du Magic Paint Gel is great for repairing a whole range of things including motor cycles, RVs, white goods, office furniture, jet skis as well as chipped ceramic floor tiles and more!
Du Magic Paint Gel is backed by a rock solid four year guarantee.
Keep the cap on and Du Magic Paint Gel is guaranteed to stay ready for use for four years.
Du Magic Extra Gloss is a quick, simple and easy-to-apply super gloss coating for darker colored cars. Simply brush Du Magic Extra Gloss liberally onto the damage and allow to dry.
Du Magic Extra Gloss is very easy to apply. Just brush it on liberally using the inbuilt paintbrush and let it dry. Due to its smooth edge technology Du Magic Extra Gloss dries smoother than car paint.
Yes. Du Magic Extra Gloss initially looks milky (so you can see where you are applying it) then in minutes the clear glossy finish appears.
Du Magic Extra Gloss shrinks over about 48 hours to become a flat, near level film. For a higher gloss, gently polish Du Magic Extra Gloss with car polish.
