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Old February 26th, 2008, 11:28 AM   #8 (permalink)
boris bubbanov
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No doubt the properties of todays lacquers are different, but for that matter latex paint is (thank god) light years' different from the early latex.

One thing I think all will agree on and that is rattle can lacquers tend to be built with the same industrial building blocks no matter what the brand. I keep seeing chemicals that were simply not readily available 50 years ago on the new labels.

'Modern nitro' is much less likely to sag or run than the stuff I used as a kid painting cars. It develops a skin real fast, and thus takes longer to harden on the inside enough to sand. It will way outlast vintage nitro formulas, and is far less prone to failure of all types. For the casual consumer it is a way more suitable product.
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