Hi Jon,
It is easier to use an HVLP spray gun for all paint or primer jobs, if avai
lable, but
I have used aerosols for the speed kit and don't see any reason why it shou
ldn't be used on other parts. The importance of UV protection is overrated
in my opinion, unless your aircraft is parked all year round in a place lik
e Arizona. The best way to protect the fibreglass from UV is to use a dark
primer. I originally used an expensive 2-part epoxy primer and paint, but n
ow feel that a regular basecoat with a clear lacquer on top, just like on m
illions of cars, is adequate, and easy to repair.
Cars retain their finish for many many years.
Talking about cars, I have ordered a paint kit for mine, as I want to take
care of a rusty area. You can get these kits on ebay.co.uk, and they consis
t of 400 ml aerosol basecoat, mixed to any colour code,
plus 400 ml of clear lacquer, at very reasonable cost. Of course for your F
ord white Halfords should be good enough.
Karl
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onics.com> on behalf of JonSmith <jonsmitheuropa@tiscali.co.uk>
Sent: 03 February 2017 18:36:21
Subject: Europa-List: Finishing/ painting touchup?
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As a winter job I'd like to improve a few small surface areas on my classic
that have needed filling, for example the area surrounding the new XS fuel
filler cap when I installed the extended baggage bay mod and the area wher
e I subsequently removed and covered in the old classic fuel filler cap etc
. Plus the odd ding or two encountered in the finish over the years.
In each case I've completed the layups where required, did a rough and read
y fill and sand with expancel then covered the areas temporarily with white
self adhesive vinyl to get flying again asap! Now some years later I'd li
ke to remove be the vinyl and make good the paint!
My question is - for the small jobs needed it's absolutely not worth the ti
me, effort and cost of going to a professional painter - I'd like to do it
at home in my garage. My machine although reasonable will never win awards
for appearances without a complete makeover. Therefore can anyone recomme
nd any home-use products such as aerosols or hand applied products that I c
an use for all the finishing stages to make good my patches? Also any usef
ul techniques would be appreciated.
As I mentioned I've done the first fill with epoxy/expancel and nothing els
e yet.
The final colour I believe is Ford Diamond White! Is an aerosol from Halfo
rds any good for this purpose? I was thinking about UV protection requirem
ents - does that matter for small patches?
Cheers, Jon
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Classic Mono
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