I have a 36 IH truck and it has a lot of the paint left on it. I was just wondering of lead would have been used in the mix. Thank you
Ive got this old can of GEN-O-LAQ Enamel that has to be from the 30's/40's. beside the lead it also contains Titanium Dioide and Zinc Sulphide and a host of other good things. The funny (or maybe not) thing is that on the back lablel it says: The last word in lasting finish for Furniture, Baby Carriages, Toys, Floors, Linoleum, Store Fronts, Automobiles, Boats and Canoes, Engines and Machinery. Hell, i'd like to see House of Kolor do that!!
I seen a special on how soy was beginning to be used in industry. H. Ford was the catalyst behind it and even used plastics with it along with trying plastic panels. It said soy was used in some oils along with paints in his process. Interesting fact but I too think lead was added.
My uncle (he just turned 80) painted houses in high school, and told me that his first job for the painter was to mix the lead with the paint, and got it all over his hands every day.
Lead pigment was awesome for the day, but beware if you are stripping it off of a car, wear a respirator and try not get it all over you. It's nasty stuff. There is no need to use it these days, modern paints are awesome.