Dear Nick

I recently finished the restoration of my bike and being a complete novice about the WM20 had the same issues in the end I copied an Olive drab colour that came from a modelers paint and took it to my local paint shop to match, Although illegal in Hong Kong where I live I manages to obtain Cellulose as the matting agent you can add does make the paint go matt, the 2 pack colours still have a slight sheen. I haven't had any issues with petrol removing the cellulose and remember 30+ years ago cars were all painted with cellulose without issues before 2 pak hit the market

email (option): deepsea@vol.net

I agree with you Stuart. 30-40 years ago products did work a lot better than today's products. But in the modern H&S regime all things must be safe for a toddler to drink!

Nitromoors paint stripper, Finnegan's Hammerite and Humbrol enamel are just some of the products that I've relied upon since the 60's. But sadly none of them come anywhere near my expectations anymore. I've heard guys bemoaning the fact that Halford's cellulose paint will just wipe off with a petrol soaked rag......I'm very grateful for my local paint shop these days. Ron

email (option): ronpier@talk21.com

You can still buy proper paint stripper on ebay.