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Posted by on July 28, 2005, 11:55 am
On Thu, 28 Jul 2005 07:48:04 -0400, Lou@GoForIt.net wrote:
>anoldfart2@invalid.com wrote:
>> All my life I have wondered this.
>> Why is silver paint called aluminum paint?
>> It can be painted on steel, wood, plastic, brass, and darn near
>> anything else (including aluminum), so why that name?
>Because the color comes from aluminum which is a hell of a lot cheaper
>than real silver. Note that some cars do come in silver.
>Lou
Does that mean the paint contains aluminum particles? If it does, how
come it can be used on steel without causing a corrosion problem?
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> Why is silver paint called aluminum paint?
> It can be painted on steel, wood, plastic, brass, and darn near
> anything else (including aluminum), so why that name?