Is this paint special? Remember I'm a novice so be gentle. I had called
someone selling a restored TR6 recently and they told me they used an epoxy
paint. Please educate me on paints and advantages for these wonderful fun
cars.
Thanks in advance,
Steve
James wrote:
> I have heard some very worying news about celulose paints. I.E. there
> going to become very hard to get hold of. Apparently because of some
> new regulations on emmissions that are taking effect only people that
> are deamed fit to use the paints safely will be allowed to buy the
> paints. In other words profesionals that use the paints to make a
> living.
>
> >From May 1998 you will need to convince the paint factor that you have
> facilitys to use the paint safly to buy it. Big paint factors are
> already tightening up. It's still beeing made until demand stops, but
> can you get hold of it.
>
> According to Pratical Classics there are three methods of getting the
> paint as far as they can see.
>
> 1. Use any means fair or foul to convice them you can use it.
> 2. Hire a spray booth.
> 3. Get in a pro.
>
> All in all, a respray of a 1 foot square pannel could go from 10 pounds
> to 100 pounds. Eeeeeeeek.
>
> Anyone know any more on this.
> --
> James Carpenter
> Yellow '79 spit wired by a trained marmot
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