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| | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | I have always wondered if the enamel auto paints that were used in 40's & 50's "changed" colors due to the materials (chemical changes?) used or if the colors could change due to heat. I am not talking about fading like the exterior of the truck, but those hidden spots in the interior that would only be subjected to extreme heat when the doors were locked and the windows were rolled up on hot summer days. I know the old house paints would "yellow" ANY color due to the linseed oil. Thanks in advance.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | I think the manufacturers were still using Lacquer in ghe 40s and 50s.
No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | I think the manufacturers were still using Lacquer in ghe 40s and 50s.
No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2007 Posts: 275 | I think the manufacturers were still using Lacquer in ghe 40s and 50s.
No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 1947-1955 Advance-Design Chevrolet trucks' exterior color finish was high-luster Dupont Dulux synthetic enamels (baked in thermostatically-controlled ovens). | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 311 | Anybody have an opinion about the paint changing color?
Always get a 2nd opinion, especially if I am the source of the 1st opinion.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Sure, almost anybody can work up an opinion.
Question: Might there be a color change in interior paint due "extreme heat when the doors were locked and the windows were rolled up on hot summer days"?
Maybe, but I doubt it. If the paints were baked at the factory, I doubt if the hidden interior ever became hotter than the baking ovens. Many people say to look for these hidden spots to see what the interior color originally looked like. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,249 | Nah. It was just so good, he had to say it three times. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | the color changes as a result of exposure to the sun [ultraviolet], not heat
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No better smell than that of fresh paint. I've been building and painting cars/trucks for 47 years. Not gonna stop now. http://www.coxcustomcars.com/ | | |
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