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Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes makes paint for a variety of applications, and for numerous state and local regulations. Look at the chart below to help decide what paint to use.
 
 BrandApplication
Premium Ultra Passenger Vehicles
  Genesis® Premium Fleet Vehicles
Value Sunfire® Fleet Vehicles
  Dimension™ Passenger / Fleet Vehicles
  Acrylyd Passenger / Fleet Vehicles
  Flare® Passenger / Fleet Vehicles
Low Cost Refinishers Select Economical Passenger / Fleet Vehicles
  Hi-Glo® Economical Passenger / Fleet Vehicles
  Express™ Economical Passenger / Fleet Vehicles

Quality Codes:

3E1ST DIMENSION 3.5
5E1ST DIMENSION 5.0
3A2ND DIMENSION 3.5
5A2ND DIMENSION 5.0
3U3RD DIMENSION 3.5
5U3RD DIMENSION 5.0
5B4TH DIMENSION B/C
AEACRYLYD ACRYLIC ENAM
CCCLEARCOAT
CPCOLOR PRIME
CSCOLOR SEAL
UBE-BASE
EXEXPRESS
NDEXPRESS 3.5 URETHANE
FLFLARE® 3.5 VOC POLYURETHANE
G8GENESIS 2.8 VOC
GCGENESIS 3.5 VOC
GBGENESIS BASECOAT
HCH-BASE
HGHI-GLO
H3HIGLO 3.5 VOC
PEPOLYURETHANE EN.
5PPROD SHOP DIMENS 5.0
V5SUNFIRE 351
AUSUNFIRE 4-2-1
BUSUNFIRE BASECOAT
T3TURBO 3.5 VOC
U7ULTRA 7000
INULTRA ONE INTERIOR
USULTRA ONE STAGE
UPULTRA PLUS
UTULTRA TURBO ONESTAGE
VUVOC ACRYLIC URETHANE
WTWESTHANE
W3WESTHANE 3.5 VOC

Ultra

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Ultra 7000 Basecoat/Clearcoat System is an easy-to-apply, fast drying system that provides excellent color matches to today's OEM Basecoat/Clearcoat finishes. Ultra 7000 is especially suited for high volume body shops specializing in high quality collision repair.

Ultra One Stage is an acrylic urethane, single stage system designed for repair of OEM single stage finishes. Ultra One Stage has excellent durability, urethane performance properties and excellent color matches to OEM single stage finishes.

ULTRA ONE STAGE Turbo® 3.5 is an acrylic urethane, single-stage system designed for repair of OEM single-stage finishes. ULTRA ONE STAGE Turbo® 3.5 has excellent durability, outstanding urethane performance properties, and excellent color matches to OEM finishes. It is available in intermix solid colors. ULTRA ONE STAGE Turbo® 3.5 meets VOC requirements of 3.5 lbs/gal for single stage topcoats. ULTRA ONE STAGE Turbo® 3.5 has superb flowout offering that extra wet look resulting in superior gloss and DOI.

Ultra ONE STAGE Turbo® 5.0 is an acrylic urethane, single stage system designed for repair of OEM single stage finishes. Ultra One Stage has excellent durability, urethane performance properties and excellent color matches to OEM single stage finishes. Ultra One Turbo 5.0 has superb flowout which offers that extra wet look, resulting in superior gloss and DOI.

Ultra Plus is a high quality, single stage, acrylic urethane system, designed primarily for overall refinishing of automobiles, trucks and light industrial equipment. Ultra Plus is simple to use, easy to apply and offers exceptional gloss and distinctness of image (D.O.I.).

Ultra Interior Color is a single stage system (requires no hardener) for painting interior parts or automotive quality vinyl. Ultra Interior is easy to apply and dries quickly to achieve a low gloss to match the gloss of interior parts.

Genesis

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GENESIS® Low VOC Acrylic Urethane Basecoat/Clearcoat system is extremely durable, provides high gloss and is chemical/solvent resistant. This urethane system is ideal for Fleet, Truck and Special Vehicle finishing. The GENESIS® Low VOC Basecoat locks metallic/mica in position requiring minimal flash before clearcoating. GENESIS® Basecoat can be taped on in an hour and is ideal for doing multiple colors or striping. The system offers a choice of two acrylic urethane clearcoats to fit customer requirements.

Genesis® 2.8 Low VOC Acrylic Urethane is extremely durable, provides high gloss and is chemical/solvent resistant. Genesis® 2.8 can be air dried or force dried for a urethane-tough enamel that is ideal for OEM, Fleet, Truck, and Special Vehicle finishing. Genesis® 2.8 offers excellent hiding with lead and chromate free formulas. It is available in many intermix formulas including fleet specified colors.

Sunfire

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SUNFIRE® Acrylic Urethane is extremely durable, provides high gloss, and is chemical/solvent resistant. SUNFIRE® can be air dried or force dried for a urethane-tough enamel that is ideal for OEM, Fleet, Truck, and Special Vehicle finishing. SUNFIRE® is available in over 2,000 intermix formulas including many fleet specified colors. SUNFIRE® when mixed 4:2:1 meets U.S. National Rule Requirement of 5.0 lbs/gal (599 g/l) maximum ready-to-spray VOC (volatile organic compounds).

SUNFIRE® 3.5 Low VOC Acrylic Urethane is a high performance acrylic urethane that has a maximum VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) content of 3.5 pounds/gallon sprayable (420 grams/liter). SUNFIRE® 3.5 Low VOC is available as an intermix system with a wide color selection. SUNFIRE® 3.5 Low VOC has flexible application characteristics enhanced with the addition of R7-K7210.

SUNFIRE® Acrylic Urethane Basecoat System 365 Series is extremely durable, provides high gloss, and is chemical/solvent resistant. This urethane-tough system is designed for OEM finishing. The SUNFIRE® Acrylic Urethane Basecoat, using the latest in basecoat technology, locks metallic/mica flakes in position to ensure a mottle-free basecoat that can be clearcoated in as little as 30 minutes. SUNFIRE® Basecoat can be taped in about one hour and is ideal for doing multiple colors or striping.

Dimension™

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DIMENSION™ Low 3.5 VOC Alkyd Urethane is a low cost alternative alkyd urethane line with thou-sands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ National Rule Compliant Alkyd Enamel is a low cost alternative synthetic enamel line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ Low VOC Acrylic Urethane Enamel is a low cost alternative acrylic urethane enamel line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ National Rule Compliant Acrylic Enamel is a low cost alternative acrylic enamel line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ Low VOC H.S. Urethane Enamel is a low cost alternative high solids urethane enamel line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ National Rule Compliant Urethane Enamel is a low cost alternative acrylic urethane enamel line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicles color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

DIMENSION™ Basecoat is a low cost alternative basecoat line with thousands of similar color matches to the original vehicle color. Primarily an overall refinish line.

Acrylyd

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Acrylyd H.S. 3.5 VOC Acrylic Enamel System is a quick dry, high gloss acrylic enamel system specifically designed for overall refinishing. It has excellent coverage and flow and meets VOC requirements of 3.5 lbs/gl for solid colors.

ACRYLYD PLUS® is a high-quality polyurethane of exceptional gloss and Distinctness of Image (DOI). Designed primarily for overall refinishing, ACRYLYD PLUS® is simple to use, easy to apply, with performance characteristics associated with polyurethane finishes. ACRYLYD PLUS® when mixed 4:1 with V6-V440 meets U.S. National Rule Requirement of 5.0 lbs/gal (599 g/l) maximum ready-to-spray VOC (volatile organic compounds).

Refinishers Select

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Refinishers Select RS6111 Clearcoat is a general-purpose 2.1 VOC clearcoat formulated for use in booth, prep stations, and the open shop depending on the demands of the job. The high solids formulation provides a 2 coat application process.

Refinishers Select RS6010, RS6020 High Performance Clearcoat are fast drying, high gloss urethane clears designed to be used over base coats and catalyzed single stages.

Flare®

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Flare® 3.5 VOC Polyurethane is a quick dry, high gloss polyurethane system specifically designed for overall refinishing in high volume production body shops. It dries quickly so vehicles may be moved or delivered after cool down. It has excellent coverage and flow and is available in thousands of intermixed colors. Note: Flare® 3.5 is for overall refinishing - check color before use.

HI-GLO®

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HI-GLO® is an easy to apply, high gloss and extremely durable synthetic enamel system which is offered in both intermix and Factory Packaged Colors. HI-GLO ® is ideal for economical refinishing of passenger cars and trucks, local fleets and light manufacturing.

HI-GLO® 3.5 is an extremely durable synthetic enamel system which is offered in both intermix and Factory Packaged Colors. HI-GLO® 3.5 offers an exceptional wet gloss finish, is easy to apply, and dries quickly.

HI-GLO® 4.0/4.3 is an extremely durable synthetic enamel system which is offered in both intermix and Factory Packaged Colors. HI-GLO® 4.0/4.3 offers an exceptional wet gloss finish, is easy to apply and dries quickly.

Express™

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EXPRESS 3.5™ Urethane Enamel is a high quality fast drying 3.5 VOC urethane enamel designed primarily for complete refinishing of automobiles, trucks, and light industrial equipment. EXPRESS 3.5 Urethane Enamel is easy to use, quick to apply and offers exceptional metallic control and gloss. It is offered in a wide range of solid and metallic colors.

Contact your local Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes store or Customer Service at 1-800-SW-ULTRA (800-798-5872) for more information.

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