Ok, I’ve spent literally hours on line trying to find out what’s going on with PPG’s
Delstar line. And, I’m more cornfused now than when I started.
Even the dealers seem to be out of touch with what’s happening. I started out with Delstar
on the ‘50 cuz it looks a lot like the original enamel that was used on the ‘50. Oh I’ve
heard stories about how GM used lacquer and Ford used enamel back then, but you can
soak this original paint down with the hottest lacquer thinner you can find and it don’t
touch it. This truck was painted with baking enamel and that ‘s backed up by the specs
from the restoration packs.
So back to Delstar. Is PPG phasing the Delstar line out or not? We only have two PPG
paint dealers in the Chicago suburbs that I’m aware of, at least in a 25mile radius of me,
and only one still has the Delstar system in place and they have to order most of the base
or reducers when I need them. They are telling me that they think it will be gone in a year.
If that’s true what are they replacing it with? I can’t get a solid answer from the girl that’s
mixing the paint. I don’t want to get into a BC/CC I don’t like the gloss that these leave
you with and I don’t want to get into color sanding and buffing.
So do we have any painters out there who have the skinny on what PPG has up their
sleece?
Denny Graham
Sandwich IL
