Re: Sanding Car ready for Paint

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2010/12/30 19:02:30

DUCO was Dupont's tradename for their nitrocellulose lacquer


Was this the same nitrocellulose lacquer that had to be built up coat by coat then wet sanded and polished? Or was it the improved formula that was more durable and easier to apply?

The original question was about how hard it is to refinish over the original paint on a 54 Packard. My position is that it should not be a problem. The paint they used then was not as finicky as the hand rubbed lacquer which was prone to cracking.

Pyroxilin and nitrocellulose are similar materials so just the name pyroxilin or nitrocellulose does not tell the whole story.