![]() They also had one of the most chemical centred industrial complexes. Too thick and it become very liable to chip. One of the reasons German paint, of the late 60's on, was of such good quality is that they found that layer thickness was vital. It ends up so thick you could almost use a file to flat out the runs and brush marks. ![]() The advantage is that the paint goes on very thick - although one of the skills is thinning it down enough. Ox Blood I think it was called, no RAL codes then. The drip spots were still on the garage floor when the parents moved out 30 odd years later. My contribution was constantly shaking the bloody tins. ![]() From the name, can we presume it was designed for bush application? It was cellulose based. They used ordinary brushes and Brushing Belco (an ICI product). I remember Sid paid a tenner for it, and wanted it as his first every family car - just not in black. I remember helping my dad paint his mates Austin 7 in the mid 50's, back when they had no value. ![]()
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