In a message dated 10/8/2002 4:45:55 PM Pacific Standard Time,
acrojim@cfl.rr.com writes:
> Dave;
>
> I too, used the poly fiber process up to and including the "Smooth Prime"
> coats. The primer is great, however!!!!!!!!!! I also used the top gloss
> paint
> with very poor results in the paint sticking to the primer.
>
> After we painted the plane, we went through the process of wet sanding some
> of
> the runs, wet sanding with 1500 wet or dry as per the manual supplied with
> the
> paint. We then buffed the paint and had a show quality finish. Great so
> far.
>
> About two or three months later on a flight from south Florida I ran into a
> very LIGHT RAIN, for maybe two or three minutes, when I got on the ground I
> found that the paint over the windshield was gone. Only the primer was
> left. A
> call to Poly Fiber resulted in me repainting the bow over the windshield
> using
> a slightly different technique. This too, came off in the rain. We made the
> trip to Arlington Washington for the EAA fly in with white electrical tape
> over
> the windshield to keep the paint from peeling any further back on the body.
>
> We then took a hard look at the whole airplane after the return trip from
> Arlington, we found that the pant could be peeled off wherever there was a
> sharp edge, as in the inspection covers. I took a razor blade on the bottom
> of
> the wing and I found if I made a small slit I could peel off the paint. As
> the
> summer progressed I began to see more primer and less paint.
>
> In 2001 we took the a/c to an aviation paint shop and had it repainted
> using
> PPG paints, There have been no further problems even when I get caught in
> the
> rain.
>
> Regards
>
> Jim Brown
> N398JB
WOW - This sounds like a rule out for Top Gloss! What is a PPG Paint?
Dave
A227
Mini U2
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