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As far as I know the older cars had nitrocellulose lacquers applied to them which was an improvement over the older lacquers. I know later on they stated using primitive enamels on trim parts.

Back in the 40s and 50s all cars were painted with Lacquer. It looked great out of the showroom but you had to wax it constantly or it lost it's shine fast and if you looked at it too long it would...