Re: Sanding Car ready for Paint

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/12/26 17:31:24

I can't believe an English paint supplier cannot mix the paint if given the formula. I also cannot believe no paint company in England has the paint formulas, especially as I have bought paint for American cars here in Canada, from English and European based companies.

When I started painting cars years ago one of the most popular brands of paint in Canada was CIL which was partly owned by the English ICI company. They had the formulas for all the fifties cars in the world back then.

Since the 90s Sikkens has become a popular brand in Canada. In spite of the fact that they are new here they also have the formulas for paints at least back to 1951. I just found out, by a quick Google search that they are a Dutch company that started in Groningen in 1792. My father was born in Groningen but much later. So there is a coincidence.

They also say Sikkens bought the English ICI company in 2008 which I think was the parent company of CIL. I know Sikkens has all the formulas for American cars so maybe a Sikkens or CIL dealer can help.

Frankly I believe any auto paint dealer of any brand could help you if they would pull their finger out and do their job. The information is available if they felt like sending an Email or making a phone call. But Sikkens definitely has the information, as do American companies like RM, DuPont or PPG.

If it were me I would not give up until I called all the local suppliers. Surely someone knows their job.