[s-cars] How common is paint checking or cross hatches in the paint?Als...

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The car was never painted - it, er...uh,  was my mom's car before I got it 
(wagon). One family ownership.
I'm sure it was acrylic urethane, but not certain of the brand. It does not 
matter, though, since all the paints have changed so much recently - all by 
environmental mandate.  I painted the hood on my S6 with Standox - a top-line 
euro-brand. It has been 2 years and it has not held up as well as the factory 
finish, mainly due to shrinkage.  The best paints are regularly changed to 
comply, then become lousy and a new brand is the best. It's impossible to keep up. 
In general, though, the Euro brands appear to outperform  US brands, although 
any can be made to work, it just takes effort.  
I suppose we'll be stuck with water-based paints eventually. It will be good 
if they can be made to work, as then maybe the backyard Auidiphile can paint 
his own hood again without major training and equipment and save the 
environment at the same time!

tom
> 
> Do you believe that Audi used acrylic urethane on the 5000?  Or was your
> 5000 repainted at some point.
> 
> kirby
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