Laquer paint on a 76 Crew
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Laquer paint on a 76 Crew
I have a 76 Crew Cab with orginal paint that I am in the process of rebuilding. The doors had a few good dents, so I took them to a body shop friend to have the exteriors smoothed up. He looked at the paint, and said this was a laquer paint. It is Ford "Bali Blue", and absolutely original. His next comment was that the paint must be stripped from the whole truck down to the metal. I have already scuffed the firewall and repainted it before I set the engine, and have had no problems with adhesion on that part of the truck, it looks good. I know the old Crews were special built trucks, but would they have been painted in laquer? And if so, what is my next step?
The reason he says laquer is that there are small (1/8") cracks in the paint all over the truck in spots. These are only on the outside, in very weathered areas.
Thanks for the help,
Todd
The reason he says laquer is that there are small (1/8") cracks in the paint all over the truck in spots. These are only on the outside, in very weathered areas.
Thanks for the help,
Todd
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Could have been customed ordered with lacquer, but the 70's Ford PU's basically came out with enamel. Just because the paint is "alligatored or what they call "crazed", to me doesnt prove its lacquer. I had a 87 olds that was alligatored. It was bc/cc.
Last edited by Greg 79 f150; May 17, 2006 at 06:59 PM.
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if the truck has crazed in areas means that basically the paint is knackered and yes it needs to be removed, all of it. This doesnt however mean that it it laquer but more likely enamel, the paint is breaking down due to age and what you see that has breaking down is only the start, painting over stuffed paint is no good as the paint on top is only going to last as long as the paint underneath which is at the end of its life already. good luck with the rebuild.
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I would get a second opinion on the paint. Mabe the truck can be sanded and with the proper primer you could avoid stripping the truck to the bare metal. It is a huge job and I have found that generally not worth the touble unless you are building a show truck.
