Didn't Floquil Railroad colors used to be lacquer based?

Mike,

Can't answer specifically on the railroad colors, but I have some old Floquil military colors that do list xylene on the label. I would guess the old RR colors used the same basic formula.

Back several years, the Floquil railroad colors were definitely lacquers. They were very aggressive paints that would eat styrene. Had to spray a barrier coat first, before using them on plastic, or you would get an etched surface. I think they toned down the aggressivity even before they were bought out by Testors. After the Testors buy out, the classic military colors were discontined, Aeromaster was squeezed out by pricing strategies, and the Floquil RR colors were re-formulated. They are still excellent paints, however.

Thanks guys.

Mike