Model Railroad Paint

[nachoman]

I have started to use for lacqure based paint since they ruined Floquil IMHO2 ,automotive paints, high quilaty fine(though not as fine as the old floquil) ground pigments and comes in a wide varity of colors most stores will mix a 4oz can.
jim

Enjoy it while you can. Out here it is illegal to use anything but water base to paint cars.

As in automobile cars (1:1 cars?) I didn't even know they had acrylic finishes for cars I know lacquer auto finishes have been on the outs in most places in favor of base coat/clear coat. The good news is the base coat clear coat is supposed to be more durable, but the lacquer is about the only thing an amateur can apply and look reasonably well. I tried a BC/CC in my garage one time using tarps to make a "spray booth" of sorts. the primer went on great - the color coat went on great - but the clear coat My issue was the odor somehow attracted lots of tiny insects! The place stunk for weeks, too. I am a big fan of DIY, but I would never do that again. Perhaps if I had an old beater that I wanted to look better, I MAY do a quickie rattle can or rustoleum paint job!

Seriously, Acrylic paints for automobiles? Sounds like a google search is in order for me!

EDIT - I was using acrylic to mean "water based". My google search said otherwise, that the lacquer paints used on cars were "acrylic lacquer". I guess I am used to artists paints - acrylic (latex) is water based as opposed to oil paint. But now I read they have water based auto paints - thats new to me. That must be pretty new (last 5 years or so?).