James M Koken wrote
>The last time I painted a car red I asked the paint shop why it was so
>expensive. He replied because we're paying for all of the red beetles that
>it takes to make red paint. Was he kidding or is there some truth to that?
>Mike Koken
>Colo. Springs
The pignents that make up the good quality red paints is more scarce and
hazardous to handle. Most of the nice bright reds are derived from
Cadmium, black is lamp-black or carbon (pretty common).
Marc T.
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Marc Tyler
Designer,
Animal Firm
830-324-6578
www.animalfirm.com
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