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I want to do a light sanding on the interior of my 65 and repaint. What I need to know is what was the original paint type. I've heard that there can be problems if you paint lacquer over enamel or the other way around. I'd like to stick with the original type of paint used.

interiors were lacquer way back, but by 65 they likely used enamel - either way, the decades it's been on there should make it no problem, but you should test some covered spot to check - see here .... enamel will hold up better

Bill

You can put enamel over lacquer, but not lacquer over enamel, at least without a few coats of sealer. Lacquer will blush if it's too humid, it will orange peal if it's too hot, it will take lots of coats with a chance of every one of them to screw it up, and etc. etc.. I would not even think of painting lacquer.

Per the Truck Sales Data Books, "Chevrolet trucks are finished with Dulux 100 enamel which has excellent color and gloss retension for easy maintenance and high durability. After the application of a prime coat, all bodies and sheet metal are given two coats of high-luster enamel." "One of the most oustanding characteristics of the Dulux 100 enamel is its exceptional color and gloss retention, even after prolonged weathering."

Go with a 2 part polyurethane. It has great depth and is fairly easy to work with. And is not much more $ than enamel.