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Postby tk » Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:34 pm

The thread on automotive clear-coats raises a question for me: Does anybody know what kind of finish was used on the old woody station wagons?

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Postby Ira » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:23 pm

Asbestos-based?
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Postby Leon » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:38 pm

A couple years ago I was talking with the people at Wood n Carr that do restorations of woodies and I think she told me they used varnish. I did contact PPG and they said not to use standard clear (like Concept 2K) because it isn't designed to move as much as wood does, but they did have a product that can be used on wood. If you are set on an automotive clear, you might add DX369 flex agent to one of the compatable clears to allow it to move more than the clear itself. That's the stuff added to make the clear stay on flexable bumpers without cracking off. Still, it's a lot of work to apply and not cheap.
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Postby gassman » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:09 am

Tom:
The old 'woodies' used a couple of finishes; dependant on when manufactured; some were a tung oil varnish and others a nitrocellulose laquer. These products are still used today by many luthiers (guitar builders); one supplier of these products is Stewart-MacDonald. On the automotive end there are flex additives for the paints that will work...anyway you look at it ....it ain't cheap.

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