By cellulose, I take that to mean the type of paint we Yanks call lacquer?
Is it the type of paint that dries almost instantly and must be buffed to be
shiny? Or, does it dry slowly and dry with a gloss (assuming you applied it
properly)?
If it is the type the dries fast and must be buffed, it will be just fine.
This paint dries by evaporation and does not change chemical composition on
the car. You can take a cloth saturated with Xylene or lacer thinner and
wash the old paint off a car.
If it is the type that dries slowly and has a gloss, then using this old
paint is iffy. Enamel dries and harden, chemically changing its composition
as it does all this. There is a good chance that some of the dryers have
been lost.
Mark V.S. in Austin, TX
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank Woodward [SMTP:gracious1@mcmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, June 24, 2000 6:56 AM
> To: autojumble@autox.team.net; shop-talk@autox.team.net;
> british-cars@autox.team.net
> Subject: Old Paint
>
>
> Hi all,
> I have been having a clean out in the garage prior to respraying my
> Morris 1100 circa 1965, deep down at the back I came across a gallon can
> of cellulose paint. If memory serves me well I purchased this paint in
> 1961 with the intentions of respraying a Austin Atlantic that I owned at
> the time.
> I'm wondering if its still useable? I popped open the lid and its very
> fluid and doesn't seem to have settled or separated. My only problem is
> that the 1100 is painted County Cream and this paint is a Bright Red.
> Has anyone had experience using vintage paint an vintage cars, not many
> can claim that the car was resprayed in original period paint!
>
> Frank.
>
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