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Striping the car today with aircraft stripper, one panel at a time. It has the factory paint which I guess is enamel and was repaint many years ago before I bought it. The paint is cracked and flaking. I bought some etching primmer sealer for the bare metal. Rubber gloves , boots and air respirator mask. The car is outside in the driveway locked down like Fort Knox. I want this paint job right. Blue tape is covering the trim holes for the rainy days. Original paint is BH Yosemite blue and Meridian blue.

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Original Packard paint is lacquer, not enamel.

ok thanks for the info. One fender stripped today and ready for etching primer. Got a few rust spots around trim holes

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Driver side stripped and etch primed . One panel each day for 4 days, I'm tired. The top coat came of great, but the original light blue and primer were tough to get off. Packard did it right with the paint. I sure wish I could have been in the plant back in the day watching Packard built these great cars.

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