[FredG]

Thanks for the video. I had probably painted close to 50 cars in 70's using lacquer, enamel and imron so I found this process interesting. I haven't touched a spray gun since then. The prep is pretty much the same except we didn't have those filler primers. We used red glazing putty for the minor imperfections. Back in the 70's we didn't mix our paint. We ordered it from the store and they mixed it. We could order it in the morning and they delivered it in the afternoon. We used Dupont. The color mixing thing is interesting. We added the thinner or reducer along with any other additives at the shop. All the guns we used were high pressure bottom feeds from Binks or Devilbiss. Same kind he used for the primers. We used 600 grit to cut and then buff. Now there is paper with grit ratings well into the thousands. I do believe the paint now is much more expensive. The options and quality of the masking tapes were much different back then. Striping was a challenge. We had a professional pinstriper come in to do all the thin lines as they were a challenge to do with spray unless you were handy with an air brush.

Fred