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Why is silver paint called aluminum paint? anoldfart2 07-27-2005
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Posted by Duane Bozarth on July 28, 2005, 12:46 pm


anoldfart2@invalid.com wrote:
>
> 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?

A. Yes (or at least did--I've not used any in a long time so I suppose
it's possible they're using something else now owing to higher Al costs)

B. Because it is already oxidized and contained in the carrier that
makes it "paint" so it's not directly in contact--and that there's not a
real high problem anyway...


Posted by HeyBub on July 28, 2005, 9:29 am


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?

Marketing purposes. In consumer acceptance tests, "Aluminum" beat out the
runner-up, "Squirrel" by, I believe, 2-3 points. "Phlegm" was a distant
third.




Posted by meirman on July 28, 2005, 8:47 pm


In alt.home.repair on Thu, 28 Jul 2005 09:29:35 -0500 "HeyBub"

>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?
>
>Marketing purposes. In consumer acceptance tests, "Aluminum" beat out the
>runner-up, "Squirrel" by, I believe, 2-3 points. "Phlegm" was a distant
>third.
>
ROTFLOL

My last two cars have been "pewter" and "driftwood". I really want
"gold", but I keep ending up with grey.

Meirman
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Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on July 28, 2005, 3:35 pm


Because it doesn't have any silver in it. If they called it "silver"
paint, they'd get sued. (Litigation is a major sport in the USA).

Perce


On 07/28/05 12:11 am anoldfart2@invalid.com tossed the following
ingredients into the ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

> 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?


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