#1271 – Runny
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:00 am by Chris
Chapter: Comics
When I was a kid I remember you could tell which cars were starting to get old by how faded the paint was. There were some cars that were never parked in the shade and the hoods and trunks were very sun bleached compared to the sides. The really bad ones would have big curly flakes of paint peeling right off. I guess they figured out what was going on because it doesn’t seem like a big deal anymore. Cars stay bright and shiny a lot longer.
Tags: paint, rocket, venus
No… people just don’t keep cars as long.
i came here to say exactly the same thing jmkool said, except i was going to emphasize (the insides of) cars not lasting as long side as opposed to the people’s decisions side. =P
During the 80’s they used a water based clear coat that didn’t hold up well. There was a big recall and a lot of painters made a lot of money on the manufacturers dime. =) That’s what a lot of that peeling came from.
I thought of mustard and ketchup when I saw today’s comic. I must be hungry. *Runs to frig to make a sandwich!*
The first thought in my mind was: “Hey, those are the colors of Spain’s flag…”
Prior to the 80s, they used lead-based paints that were exceedingly durable. Antique cars often have their original paint looking as good as new.
When they banned lead in paints, the replacements were not durable at all, and started to peel off inside of a few years. This led to a lot of industry and public outcry, because we would never have durable paints again. (Who cares about those I.Q. points, anyway?)
By the 90’s, we had lead-free paints that were essentially as durable as the original leaded paints.