suppliers, industry representatives, or painters to find out what works. Be creative but try

       on test panels first. You don't want to trash hours worth of body prep on experimentation.



       According to NCRS standards:

       "The factory applied paint system for all 19- models is acrylic lacquer of good quality

       and evenly applied The obvious use of any other coating system such as enamel,

       polyurethane coatings or the obvious application of clear lacquer shall receive a total

       deduction on originality points The finish may have a small amount of orange peel and

       could possibly have minor overspray in some areas. Excessive orangepeel, roughness or

       excessive overspray shall receive an appropriate deduction on originality. Judging

       guidance: The use of enamel may be evident in difficult-to-polish areas such as

       doorjambs hood gutters and water channels which will have a bright and unusual shine.

       Further, the paint luster will tend to be the same on all painted surfaces Enamel has a

       tendency to build up on edges, in valleys and corners giving the appearance of being

       dipped or excessively painted. The application of clear lacquer tends to create an

       unrealistic bright luster and depth to the body paint Ihe luster ftom clear lacquer will

       also eliminate the patina that is typical of lacquer only paint The usual application of

       clear lacquer (particularly metallic colors); is not the base coat/clear coat finish being

       used by today's manufacturers. Rather, it involves the addition of clear lacquer into the

       color coat during the last several coats of body color Ais technique provides all of the

       advantages of clear coat but is subtler and more difficult to detect than the direct

       application of clear lacquer over the base coat The condition of body paint appears new,