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Re: Paint

To: "Rose, Mark G" <mrose@ou.edu>
Subject: Re: Paint
From: Steve Laifman <SLaifman@SoCal.RR.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 09:55:51 -0700
Mark,

Back in the late 50's I had my car painted. There were two choices.
Enamel, and Lacquer. All the cheap cars had Enamel, which could not be
polished out, as it had a shiny skin, and dull underneath.

Lacquer was the "quality" way to go, and what the expensive cars used.
Could always be rubbed out to a new gloss. I had 18 coats of hand rubbed
black lacquer, and it looked a foot deep.

With today's two stage hardening paints, a lacquer paint job is called a
"sh-t paint job" in the industry, and the way to go for a cheap finish
that fades, requires no exotically expensive additives and no sealed
spray booths or special one-time use clothes.

Times change. Your advice was good - 50 years ago - stick with the new
two stage cost level Urethane products. You will not be disappointed.
Putting on a clear coat is a personal choice, but you certainly will
have gone away from the original car look with a "wet look" finish.
Sure, it's pretty, and I hear they know how to repair them now. It's
your car.

Ask Tim Ronak (Timothy.P.Ronak@akzo-nobel.com) for details on his
company's product (not the dynamite branch {9->)

Steve
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