SDVette

The paint on my 61 is original. It's in overall decent condition, but has some tough areas and 'issues'.

I'd like to find someone with experience in restoring 50+ year old lacquer paint. I don't want someone getting on-the-job experience on my 1-owner, 54 year old car! I'm looking for someone with a record (referrals, etc.) of doing this exact thing.

Thanks for any leads.

Fred

mike100

I'm pretty sure it is illegal to obtain and spray lacquer paint in California now.

whalepirot

There is a huge car industry/hobby in Arizona, like Lake Havasu, for reasons obvious to those in Cali, except those in SAC.

cv67

w/mike good luck on that one
has been illegal for many yrs far as I know

Repaint the car with a good modern paint or leave as is

SDVette

Thanks for the responses guys.. I'm not looking to re-paint the car with lacquer.. Rather looking for someone to remove the top layer and 'fix up' the minor problems. I saw a segment on the TV show "Fantom Works" with a 50's era Mercedes (also white). The owner wanted to keep the paint original.. but they did an amazing job (using abrasive compounds, and blending of minor repair areas, etc.) of renewing the paint. I've read quite a bit about the process but I think it would be best to use someone with experience as the main concern is cutting through the paint.

whalepirot

A wise choice, IF you can find someone; probably old.


When working for an Olds dealer (about 100 years ago) I saw a burgundy Buick, badly faded, get polished out. It looked great, for about 10 days.


There may be some treatments that restore the aromatics to the paint, those that baked out by the sun. I wish you well in your search and will keep my ears alert.