[Healeys] Red Lead Paint / Minium Paint

[Larry Varley]

Hi Tadek, I would not even go there, originality to this level should be 
avoided. Your talking about what is a banned substance, like using 
asbestos heat shielding. Far better to match the original finish colour 
with a modern paint finish.
Regards
Larry Varley

On 28/04/2014 5:24 PM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz wrote:
> I have a question that's probably not related to Healeys, but more to
> Jaguars.
>
>
> In 1950ies Jaguar used to dip the suspension bolts to prevent them from
> rusting in diluted red lead paint, sometimes called minium paint. The paint
> is based on lead oxide, banned a while back, so not generally available.
>
> The paint comes in powder form and is diluted in something that's based on
> linseed oil.
>
> I happen to have come across such paint here in Poland from old supplies and
> a friend of mine in US would like to use it and dilute it himself in US.
>
> My question is, does anyone remember such paint and what was the diluting
> solvent used un UK or US? Or what's it's equivalent now?
>
>
> Tadek
>
>
>
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