"Gios Blue" contains cobalt, highly toxic and indeed illegal in paint in most places. And yes, it came from an Iranian source. CyclArt says a chemist customer was able to create a synthetic version, but it is not available to the general public.
I wonder if Gios Italy does resprays???
Aldo Ross
Middletown, Ohio
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> I seem to remember something (so I'm probably way off base
> here) about the Gios Blue having Iranian cadmium (?) giving it it's
> special shade/hue/color depth and that it wasn't being exported
> anymore...
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> Roy "trivial team pursuit" Drinkwater
> Lititz, "finally a quiet day" PA