Ke Alakai o Hawaii, Volume VI, Number 9, 29 June 1933 — AUTO FINISH GETS ITS LUSTER FROM FISH, ALUMINUM [ARTICLE]

AUTO FINISH GETS ITS LUSTER FROM FISH, ALUMINUM

Aluminum dust or h£rring scales are responsible for that appearance on high pneed 4Utomobiles t because oue o£ the two gkes the paint a peeuliar hister that has not been obtalned through use of other substahees. Prom fceiieath the herrinsca!es is taken guanine, the substance that gives th'.j pearl its beautiful luster. This "pearl essence" is mixed with the finishing paint. A. proeess whereby aluminum dust f!oats on the paint has been developed, resulting in a mixture th*tt gives a beautiful fihish with a "graln" added to the luster. '