Paint guys....Cres-Lite Powder?

I found this in an old box in the back of my garage that just said "paint stuff" on it. I have no idea how I ended up with it but now that I know I have it there is a 56 Olds in my driveway that I haven't decided what color to paint....







There is also a jar of "magic dust" that I have no idea what it is. It looks like metal grinding dust but it's super fine, sparkles and there is a lot of it, any ideas?






I am not a "paint guy" so does anyone have any info, history, tips, tricks, ect. on this stuff?

 

Does the one that looks like iron shavings react to a magnet? That bronze powder is beautiful, throw some in some clear and see how it ready to it on a test panel.

 

Old Popular Mechanics article discussing how to use Bronzing Powder...

http://books.google.com/books?id=Pt...6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=bronzing lacquer&f=false

 

First thing I tried, nope, nothing.

 

We used to mix bronze powder w/ clear to make a metallic striping paint. The problem was , that after exposure to the elements it would start to tarnish and turn brown , not good. The stuff in the jar is probably dry pearl.

 

I also found all of this and everything is pretty much still full! Is there a shelf life for this stuff if it is kept sealed and dry? It has been sitting for more than a few years.

 

All of the dry pearls are good , they have no shelf life. The DP primer is questionable. If it's still fairly liquid, it might still be good , however you will still need the catalyst in order to use it . You can get a "P-bulletin" on it at your local PPG dealer .

 

The Crescent Bronze powders were used as candy underbases in my time of painting ('61-68, but earlier too), by mixing with clear. They came in all shades of gold and silver. Never heard of the black stuff, doesn't look too impressive.

 

Well that DP is not from this century I think the purple label died in '98.
as for the flake I would mix it in DBC500 blending clear, by PPG.
try a smell amount and see how it sprays but, I think it would work.
And its not real expensive,

 

My old boss and teacher in the 70's used to use bronze and gold powder a lot. Base for candy, mix into paint for extra sparkle, also mix with clear to paint pinstripes. Looks great mixed into greens, brown, gold paints. He'd also mix some in clear and do fades, or ghost graphics with it.