# Where do I get nitrocellulose lacquer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 14, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993 "2008-08-14T16:32:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/1 "2008-08-14T16:32:47Z")
I’d like to get some nitrocellulose lacquer, Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep paint code PCN (‘Deep Amethyst Pearl’). First question: Where can I have some mixed? Would an auto body shop be able to mix nitro? Or would I have to go to a paint store? Second question: If I walked into a paint store and asked for code PCN, would they know what I was talking about? ---
**Author:** ![greatshakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/2 "2008-08-14T22:44:46Z")
Try the following: 1. Pep Boys-if you need just a little 2. NAPA local store-I think they can get you as much as you want, and they will know what you’re talking about. Good luck greatshakes ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/3 "2008-08-15T02:04:32Z")
You’re probably better off going to an auto body supply shop. I thought a lot of those formulations were phased out owing to VOC restrictions. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/4 "2008-08-15T02:10:01Z")
[QUOTE=danceswithcats] You’re probably better off going to an auto body supply shop. I thought a lot of those formulations were phased out owing to VOC restrictions. [/QUOTE] I think the paint on the Jeep is acrylic lacquer; but I want to paint wood and nitro is traditional. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/5 "2008-08-15T02:14:13Z")
[Tried here?](http://www.reranch.com/) They have a forum in there somewhere, you could ask about that particular color. Found the [Forum](http://www.reranch.com/reranch/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=9b7cf5d8999f3c0a12bc5bf57bc963d2) ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/6 "2008-08-15T02:16:52Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] I think the paint on the Jeep is acrylic lacquer; but I want to paint wood and nitro is traditional. [/QUOTE] That’s what I was thinking of-it took me a while to find some acrylic lacquer for my 85 Ford, and the shop which mixed it for me said to not figure on finding it in a few more years. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/7 "2008-08-15T02:23:40Z")
[Auto color library](http://www.tcpglobal.com/autocolorlibrary/cgi-bin/search/search.pl) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/8 "2008-08-15T02:34:09Z")
[QUOTE=River Hippie] [Tried here?](http://www.reranch.com/) [/QUOTE] Yep. Got a reply from Bill. He said they don’t do the colour and doesn’t know where I’d go to get it. It’s available in acrylic, although only in one-ounce bottles. I know the code is ‘PCN’. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2008, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-i-get-nitrocellulose-lacquer/459993/9 "2008-08-15T22:40:40Z")
Well, the bad news is that I can’t seem to find any local business that can mix nitrocellulose lacquer – or even get it. The good news is that Stuart MacDonald’s has it. The bad news is that it’s clear. They do have pigments, but I have no idea which ones to use (other than red and blue) or in what proportions to come up with Deep Amethyst – and I don’t see anything to make it ‘Pearl’. ☹