On Sat, 23 Sep 2017 00:05:42 +0100, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Not so. Coach painting was done using a brush and paints not that much
different from house paint. All down to the skill of the painter.

Well, an experienced painter *could* get a perfect finish using a high
quality brush and specifically brush enamel which did exist for cars back
then, but it would take a considerable amount of hard work afterwards
when dry: flat off with wet & soapy wet'n'dry at 700-800 grit, then again
at 1000-1200, then buffing with something like Fireclay (sp?) then T-Cut
then a final waxing. Lot of graft and time involved. And that only works
with solid colours, not metallics. Thank god for sprayguns!



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