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Aug 31, 2010 · When did GM first start using clearcoat/base sytems? Jump to Latest Follow. 8K views 4 replies 5 participants last post by Arrowsmith Sep 2, 2010. Jack Burton Discussion starter. 216 posts · Joined 2009. #1 · Aug 31, 2010. And what kind of paint (s) were they e.g. enamel, lacquer, urethane, etc.? Like. Sort by Oldest first. TechNova.
Aug 11, 2009 · You will see a WA number (WA8555 is black, for example) and it may (or may not) say BC/CC after that. Most of the metallic colors started bc/cc in 88 or 89, some of the solid colors (white, black, victory red) were single stage through the mid 90's.
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As previously discussed, thermoplastic acrylic lacquer automotive coatings, given their excellent appearance, were the major automotive topcoat used in the 1950-70s.
For the most part, every consumer vehicle that has been produced since the 1980s has at least one layer of clear coat. When vehicles are being painted at the factory, a layer(s) of clear coat is applied on top of the color paint.
A base coat which was your color, and a clear which was supposed to make painting easier. The Mini Cooper would be the last consumer level production car painted with single stage paint from the factory in 2005.
Almost 95 percent of all vehicles manufactured today have a clear coat finish. Contrary to popular belief, car waxing is required periodically, even if a car has been painted with clear coat, in order to keep it in pristine condition.
The reason there aren’t more of them on the road is simply that dealers and customers rarely order their new vehicles in purple. Cars that are available in purple tend to be the types of cars that would get you noticed whatever color they are, and having one in purple only makes them even more noticeable.
Acrylic lacquerwas the primary paint formulation used by General Motors for the majority of the production years in which classic Corvettes were manufactured, serving until the early-’80s.
Choose an inconspicuous area to test like a door jam, inside a wheel well or the lower part of a bumper. Apply one of these products by hand and see if the towel stays clear or turns the color of the car. If it remains clear, you have a clear coat.
A clear coat protects and prevents damage to the paint. Without the extra layer, paint can peel away and eventually lead to rust. Basically, this causes deterioration over time to the structure of the body. Applying clear coat products are the first defense to your car exterior.
15 years A clear coat that comes with the car applied by the manufacturer can last up to 15 years if cared for properly. Dirt, grime, snow, mud, leaf stains are the usual suspects that can eat away your car’s clear coat. So, in short, the better you care for your car’s clear coat, the longer it will last.
Lacquer, plain and simple, is the type of paint that was used decades ago. For a long time, it was the only way to paint a car. Up until the mid-1960s, enamel paints (followed by polyurethane) weren’t being heavily used in the automotive industry.
Mar 25, 2016 · C3 General - Original paint? - When did GM start using clear coat? I just bought a 1970 that was supposed to be original paint. Even though there is quite a bit of lacquer checking in the paint job it appears glossy as if it was clear coated. The seller insists he had the car looked at by NCRS guys and they felt it...
In early 1955, General Motors started to work with a new raw material supplier. In doing so they chose a different kind of enamel paint product. Here instead of the early alkyd resins they chose to start using new acrylics. This product was used in a process that GM called “reflow.”
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Sep 2, 2006 · When was basecoat/clearcoat introduced, and when did it start appearing on car finishes. . . as in repairs and customizing, and also in general automobile production methods?
Sep 14, 2006 · In the mid 1950's GM started using aycrlic laquer commonly known as Lucite instead, because it produced a more durable finish, but did not have the depth of nitrocellulose. As far as the corvette was concerned, apparantly all the cars produced in St Louis were of acrylic lacquer single stage and buffed.
