What Black Is This

[floorit426]

While cleaning out my garage, I came across this paint. I ordered it from Year One, a long time ago. They don't show it on their website any longer. I figure it's either organisol, or the dash board type paint. Does anyone recognize this number? Also, would it still be good? The can has never been opened.

[JS29]

acrylic lacquer. As long as the can is sealed properly, it should still be good.  That is not a Du-Pont number and it is my understanding that all black paint in that time period was factory packaged. there was no formula for black. to reduce what you have you will need to add acetone to lacquer thinner to use it. as far as it being organisol or not, you will have to spray some out to tell.     

[6bblgt]

interior paint   from a 2004 Year One catalog

[anlauto]

  Good call Dan...I was doing some Googling but never thought of going "old school"  I have a 1992 Year One Catalog

A pint was only $17 then...

[floorit426]

Very good detective work. Now, if only someone could tell me why I bought it. I haven't the faintest idea why.

[jimynick]

Perhaps to paint some interior parts, especially as it's reduced gloss. Don't put any acetone in it, unless you want it to eat into- and possibly distort- any plastic panels. We used to go through gallons of lacquer paint (GM body shop) and the trick was to get colour without getting too much of a film build, because lacquer was known- and reviled- for it's ability to crack. As for it being organisol, just stir it with a chromed paint stick and look at it; it'll be immediately apparent if it is. 

[JS29]

The cheap lacquer thinner you buy today does not contain the acetone that the thinner of the past had in it. I was told by an old friend that was a Du-Pont jobber that little tidbit of information, he also suggested in place of acetone that retarder would work as Exalta still produces that. P,S. Du-Pont does not exist any more. 

[jimynick]

"The cheap lacquer thinner you buy today does not contain the acetone that the thinner of the past had in it. I was told by an old friend that was a Du-Pont jobber that little tidbit of information"- see, you can learn something every day! As for the retarder, we used to use it on humid days when the lacquer was prone to flash and trap moisture under it and blush, changing the colour. 

[Topcat]

I read fast Lacquer was better to use.
Is that true?

[JS29]

Even today fast reducer's thinner,s and activator,s are for cool temperatures, medium for warm, and slow for hot temperatures.   Retarder slowed the evaporation rate and also thinned the product.