 Did 914's have lead based paint? |
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| thomasotten |
 Feb 11 2026, 10:52 AM
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Does anyone know if our cars would have had lead-based paint on the body panels? It seems like Germany was years ahead on the ban of lead in household paints, but I have been trying to find when it was phased out in automotive.
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| didenpx |
Feb 11 2026, 11:00 AM
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Thomas,
Last week I tried to get O’Reilly’s to mix some Nepal Orange and put in aerosol cans. They said “no can do” as the formula is lead based. FWIW. Really enjoy your videos. Paul |
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| thomasotten |
Feb 11 2026, 12:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,572 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349 |
Interesting. I would go to a paint supply house, I am sure they have a non-lead equivalent. The subject of lead has never come up any time I have had paint mixed per color codes at automotive paint stores.
QUOTE(didenpx @ Feb 11 2026, 09:00 AM)  Thomas, Last week I tried to get O’Reilly’s to mix some Nepal Orange and put in aerosol cans. They said “no can do” as the formula is lead based. FWIW. Really enjoy your videos. Paul |
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thomasotten Did 914's have lead based paint? Feb 11 2026, 10:52 AM
JeffBowlsby Not that I am aware of. Maybe O's paint is le... Feb 11 2026, 11:27 AM chmillman The pigments from that period may well have been h... Feb 11 2026, 11:37 AM
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The pigments from that period may well have been ... Feb 11 2026, 12:34 PM chmillman Here’s what Google’s AI summary says:
https:/... Feb 11 2026, 01:51 PM mmichalik I would go to a dedicated paint shop, where the au... Feb 11 2026, 03:31 PM |
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