Re: Sanding Car ready for Paint

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2010/12/30 11:53:04

Rusty, I can assure you that my 54 Patrician was factory-painted in lacquer.

The durability of lacquer, especially nitrocellulose, often comes into question, and in some colors, especially some of the metallics, it didn't have the greatest resistance to the elements. But in most solid colors it can have great surviveability, witness the # of original cars of 70 or 80 years in age with respectable OEM paint. Yes, it does cry out for an annual polish. Though the fenders were repainted after some body work, as well as the hood and sidemount cover, the body tub on my 34 Eight has original paint is is still quite presentable, though in spots it's beginning to fail over the solder joints on the roof - a common problem.