Was the original paint a lacquer or an enamel? I think I asked this before but can't seem to find the answer now.

Neither, properly, but a lacquer based finish, yes.

I don't think enamels have been used on exterior automotive since around 1929.

You painting your car? Orange? I would reccamens a one-stage paint, color thru, and watch the ...

ORANGE PEEL




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Actually, I am just thinking of getting some rattle cans from Tower Paint and they offer both kinds so I needed to know which to use. Thanks.

If it is factory paint on your car, it is most likely Lacquer. In California, you cant buy lacquer anymore legally. If you repaint your car, single stage is fine if you do a solid color but if you do a metallic, you should go at least a 2 stage.

Not the enamel.



And yes yes to what Scott, wise elder of the Corona Tribe said.


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QUOTE (redshift @ Feb 26 2005, 09:36 PM)

Not the enamel. And yes yes to what Scott, wise elder of the Corona Tribe said. M

I dont live in or around corona, what you talking about Willis??

You adopted Aaron!




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the leader of the corona tribe, the wise mentor to corona kid



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In California, you cant buy lacquer anymore legally.

Not even medicinally??

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA Classic thread please.


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even i laughed at this rediculous thread.....

what comes to mind
"stwike him centuwion, vewy wuffwy"

name that movie.....

Aaron's develped a Coronal lisp.


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QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 26 2005, 10:31 PM)

even i laughed at this rediculous thread.....  :rolleyes:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: what comes to mind "stwike him centuwion, vewy wuffwy" name that movie.....

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Is that Curious George, whacked out on ether?


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QUOTE (Reiche @ Feb 26 2005, 11:49 PM)

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Feb 26 2005, 10:31 PM) even i laughed at this rediculous thread.....  :rolleyes:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol: what comes to mind "stwike him centuwion, vewy wuffwy" name that movie..... Monty Python's Life of Brian

correction: Life of Bwian

Yep. Note the smile.

I think your avatar would make an interesting tattoo.


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I just placed an order with Tower. Nice folks.
They said that different years had different paint (lacquer vs Enamel).
My 74 was lacquer but they said for engine compartments it
was better to use enamel since they said it was more tolerent of
heat, oils and grease than the lacquer.
I'm doing my engine compartment so I ordered the enamel.
Haven't gotten it or used it yet so I can't comment on it yet.

--- bill

most of those overspray-on liner in a can things are enamels, like on cast iron.. all the high-temp stuff is enamel..


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So was that a vote for enamel or lacquer for color matched rattle cans
from Tower?
I'm assuming (hoping) Tower didn't mislead me on the suggestion
for enamel for the engine bay.

(BTW: They did recommend the lacquer for everything else)

--- bill

When I removed the sail vinyl from my 73 there was yellow contact cement left on the paint underneath. I used lacquer thinner(600 grade) to remove it with no damage to the paint. Therefore, I would *assume* the paint was enamel, and no, it was never resprayed.

As far as I know those Germans sprayed enamel on every car they ever did. All my VW's from 56 to 74 were enamel as well as both 914's. I can't think of ever seeing a lacquer VW or Porsche product.

Lacquer was a U.S. automaker thing. You can spray lacquer over enamel but ya can't spray enamel over lacquer. Didn't think lacquer was available anymore anyway.

Ken