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Originally Posted by lakeside

The couple of body men I spoke to never mentioned laquer. I do have a Mustang in 20 year old laquer and it's falling apart but that's old technology too.

Typically, if you are having paint issues with Lacquer, it isn't the fault of the paint. Instead it is the substrates that were installed incorrectly. In my shop we use Lacquer with success however we do the bodywork correctly too. FWIW, I can show you Model-A's with original Lacquer paint and they are not cracked or falling off. Ask yourself how much primer & filler Ford used originally!

With regard to what looks correct, I guess you really need to have something to compare it to where you completely understand the point I am trying to make. If you have a panel sprayed with Nitrocellulose Lacquer, and then compare it to sprayed urethane (either S/S or BC/CC) you immediately see the difference. Folks speak of using flatteners in the paint however when you compare flattened urethane to unbuffed Lacquer, you again can spot the difference. I liken it to comparing the old VW Beetle to the new-style VW Beetle. To some folks they look the same. To others there is a huge difference. I hope this helps.