Why does green Humbrol paint smell like that?

[Mitford]

We used to use it to paint model aircraft. It had a distinctive smell, which you can also smell in other green paints. What is the source of the smell?

 

[Cheddar George]

One of the most intriguing first posts i have ever read

 

[zacklaws]

Maybe it has something to do with the pigment that green paint is based on. Wicki pigments, you may find a clue there.

But there again green paint maybe another colour paint that's gone off.

 

[Alien8]

Maybe it's the smell of grass?

 

[Fiona N]

Made me want to rush out to the garage and prise the top off a can of Humbrol paint just to see what the smell is

 

[colly]

Are you saying it smells of 'green' ? Purest Green ?


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkZFuKHXa7w

 

[Friz]

But if your first thought after smelling it is "I need to ask a bunch of cyclists about this." it could be an indication that it's toxic.

 

[byegad]

But if your first thought after smelling it is "I need to ask a bunch of cyclists about this." it could be an indication that it's toxic.

 

[Hover Fly]

It could be the copper compounds used in the pigment. Copper metal stinks when you are turning it.

 

[Globalti]

You are smelling the solvent drying off.

 

[Mitford]

But it's only the green paint that has the special smell Globalti, I assume they use the same solvent with the other colours.