Hey dljdad , I know what you are talking about . I learned to paint 32 years ago and at that time a laquer paint job was
the ultimate . A black laquer job was
what everybody judged the straitness
of a cars body. The look is sort of hard to describe but as crazy as it sounds it was sort of a slick but soft look. When I first saw a bc/cc black job I just thought it looked almost too glossy but having done a few bc/cc jobs I believe I can compare it to the old hand rubbed laquer in look . The last laquer job I did was a 1939 ford pickup . The paint was red , 24 coats , dry
sanded down every 4 coats with 600 grit
then hand rubbed at the end . It was slick
and lasted a long time before it started to show its age. I have a friend ( the one that started me in painting 32 years ago )
and he still uses laquer on a daily or weekly bases .