Re: [Chrysler300] Put on your paint and powder, you shout loud, I'll shout lo...

["Terry & Andree Hoeman" <tehoema@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There was something called a powder puff paint kit as I understood.


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To: <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>; <Mwl1967@xxxxxxx>; <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2009 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Put on your paint and powder, you shout loud, 
I'll shout lo...


>I remember just after, or towards the end of WWII, that a popular item was
> "do it yourself" paint for cars that was literally put on WITH A MOP!  It
> lasted just about as long as you would expect, but it at least helped to
> clean  up some of the cars that had been through a war!
>
> Joe Savard, Lake Orion, Mi
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> In a message dated 11/3/2009 7:06:51 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> czbill@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
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> When I was but a callow youth I used to paint cars for a  little extra
> money. A little one lung ex-water cooler compressor, a toilet  paper
> filter and a very old Devilbiss gun was all the equipment I had. If
> you came to me you had a choice of 4-5 colors because I used to use
> Glidden spray on enamel from the hardware store. They weren't show
> cars by any means, but they looked good and the paint was smooth,
> very  seldom had a run. Occasionally I would have to use a toothpick
> to dig a  bug off the paint and do a touch up. These were older cars
> that folks  didn't want to invest $200-$300 at the local Facto Bake or
> what have  you.
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> Point of this is that I kept in touch with a couple of the cars  over
> the years and the paint was still in good shape 15-20 years later. I
> even compounded one out for the owner a number of years later, and it
> looked real good. The old alkyd enamel paints were pretty good if
> maintained and so are the single stage hardened enamels today. The
> new  enamels can be sanded and polished if desired, the old enamels
> took years  to fully harden.
>
> After reading an old book on early 20th century car  painting, Audels
> or Clymers or something of that ilk, I even painted my  old '69 Dodge
> pickup with a paint brush and Dulux brushing enamel. I used  an
> expensive china bristle brush and was astounded how the paint flowed
> together and left a smooth surface about as good as the factory
> surface on a truck in those days.
>
> When I have the 300D ready for  paint, it will be done with hardened
> acrylic enamel.
>
> Sorry for the  long story, you just stirred some dormant memory cells. :^)
>
> Bill  Huff
>
>>Anyway folks, paint your car with Dutch Boy or Glidden for all  I care
>>but at least have fun while you're doing it.
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