Paint Question...

[GTX.JCW]

I have a friend that has a '63 Sport Fury, all original, including paint. Does anyone know if the paint is lacquer?

He is looking for someone to detail the car so it will look nice for the show season..




Jeff

 

[Cranky]

Not positive but probably acrylic enamel. Don't recall ChryCo using lacquer paints in the 60's. You could test a spot somewhere out of sight with some lacquer thinner and if it softens it, then it's lacquer.

 

[duke51]

It will soften enamal as well.

 

[malex]

I believe that in 63 it was straight enamel.

 

[eric383]

Original paint would be enamel.

 

[Cranky]

It will soften enamal as well.

Lacquer paint will soften right away while enamel will take longer. It will usually soften epoxy primer too but that takes even longer.

 

[GTX.JCW]

Thanks..

For all the answers..

Here are a couple of pics of the car. Again, this is not my car. The owner states that it all original except for the wheels.



The paint looks pretty good from these pics, but there may be an issue elsewhere that is not seen in these.





Jeff

 

[eric383]

Awesome.

 

[ozymaxwedge]

That looks to be the same as mine, it is called "Coppertone" metallic.

 

[Cranky]

If that car has original paint....it's awesome!!! Had a 70 Challenger with original paint in 1995 when I sold it and thought it was pretty nice but that's even better!!