Factory paint?

[ettev]

What paint material were the 80's EA81's painted with at the factory? (Lacquer, enamel, urethane, etc)

[hatchsub]

Just asked my body shop buddy this. His reply and i quote

 

" All manufacturers varried but I'd say enamal, prolly water based. Lacquer was old school stuff ended in the 60s, and urethanes are too new"

 

Hope this helps.

[ettev]

Thanks. The guy at my local paint supply store looked it up and told me it was base coat/clear coat. I didn't think they started bc/cc until later in the 80's. Go figure.

[hatchsub]

Thanks. The guy at my local paint supply store looked it up and told me it was base coat/clear coat. I didn't think they started bc/cc until later in the 80's. Go figure.

 

Oh i could have answered that one. the Japanese were WAY ahead of the americans in the 80s with paint tech. They were doing base/clears in the early 80s where most american car makers were not. Thats also why my car after 28 years still has a somewhat respectable factory finish.

[ettev]

Interesting. Anyway, this project I'm working on has a few small rust areas on the body I want to fix. The supply place mixed me two rattle bombs of the Cosmic Blue in the bc/cc formula and gave me a rattle can of clear topcoat. And yes, I think if I run the sheepskin wheel over this on the buffer I could get a respectable appearance out of her. Not bad for a 25 year old car. That would never happen with a GM or Ford paint job from that era!