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Re: HELP! Bodywork Dinasaur lost in modern day pa
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Posted by Rod (NH) on August 23, 2003 at 21:10:11 from (12.148.160.138):
In Reply to: HELP! Bodywork Dinasaur lost in modern day paint posted by Bill on August 23, 2003 at 16:47:33:
Hi Bill, I agree with CNKS (as usual). An acrylic enamel w/o hardener is your best choice absent the fresh air respirator. For my opinion on the downsides of using an acrylic enamel w/o a hardener see this previous post of mine on the subject. Red is going to be a tough color relative to fading. An acrylic enamel is going to be better than a synthetic enamel though and I would recommend you stay away from the "tractor paints" you get at the dealers and elsewhere. My recommendation would be a true automotive acrylic enamel from DuPont or PPG. Martin Senour (available from NAPA) likely also has a good acrylic enamel but I am not familiar with that line. In the DuPont line, Centari would be the one to go with. That is still usable w/o hardener if you use the correct reducer; at least it was a year ago. PPGs Delstar was an equivalent top grade acylic enamel but is no longer available (at least in my area). PPG has an economical line of automotive paints called OMNI. In that line, MAE is a decent acylic enamel. Check out suppliers to local autobody shops in your area to see if DuPont or PPG is represented locally. You should be able to go over color chip info to find a red to your liking from some automotive application. Judging from your concern with cost, I recommend you investigate the PPG OMNI MAE if you have a local supplier. Be prepared for a price shock if you haven't bought automotive paint in recent years. Expect $50+ per gallon for the MAE, not including reducer. That's the low end. Everything else is up from there. Good luck,  Rod
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