Abstract: A method for painting automobiles and other articles of manufacture which admits of the use of medium to high concentration of metal pigments, can provide high gloss finish coatings and employs a low concentration of volatile solvents comprising application of a relatively thin, highly pigmented, water-based coating to a substrate, heat curing, application of an unpigmented or lightly pigmented powder coating that is transparent on curing, and heat curing of the powder coating. Products bearing unique finish coatings prepared by this method are claimed.This invention relates to the art of coating. More specifically, this invention relates to a novel method of coating substrates, particularly metal substrates, and to the products produced by such method.