Hey Gang: Looking for more advice here: I have always enjoyed "Painting"
my models. I really don't care for monokote: Past year I have relied in
"Chevron" products "Perfect Paint" . Well I am finding out this stuff is
just not available any more (My sources says the company is busy in other
endeavors)
SO !! what are you guys using ??? I have good spray equipment that I would
like to utilize. I see "Top Flite" has spray cans ?? Are these any good ??
I am usually a little head shy of the usual "Spray Cans" as I am building
Quarter Scale.
Thanks
Denis Winters <
One of the guys in our club recently completed a Pice 1/5 scale WACO YMF5 (I
think) biplane and painted it with the paints Jerry Nelson sells.
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It looks really good and Paul said
it was pretty easy to use.
He was thinking about using automotive paint but the stuff Nelson sells is
much less toxic and cleans up with water.
He's building a big Gee Bee now, also fabric covered, and plans to use the
same paint. Paul is a master craftsman on his kits. He spends a long time
building them and they look perfect when they're done. He'll tell you
they're not perfect (no model is), but you'll have a hard time finding a
flaw.
Carrell
I really like Century 21 paints that I have gotten through Tower
Hobbies. I especially like their primer. You do have to follow the
directions though.
Denis W>Hey Gang: Looking for more advice here: I have always enjoyed "Painting"
On 11/13/2004 2:00 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
I use latex paint (the stuff from Ace, True Value, Lowes, etc. ). I can
get an EXACT color match and the cost is ABOUT $10 per quart. Latex
goes on very well and looks good (Hey, if it is "good enough" for a Top
Gun contender, it is good enough for me :-) ).
Pluses to latex:
1. Can be color matched to any color (except metallics).
2. Applys easily
3. Is much lighter in weight than automotive finishes or conventional
paints.
4. VERY reasonable cost.
5. If you mess up or don't like the paint job it can be removed with a
wet cloth (usually UP TO 12 hours )
The down sides to latex:
1. Latex takes an AVERAGE of 7 - 10 days to "cure". (Press your finger
on a hard spot on the plane. If a fingerprint is there it is not cured.
The fingerprint will disappear in a day or so.)
2. Forget about metallics.
3. Unless you are running a gasser, it does need to be clear coated to
make it fuel resistant. I use 2 coats of a waterbase polyurethane. It
does not yellow over time and is fuel resistant to at least 10% nitro.
It may be good for more than that, but all I use is 10%.
4. Do not apply your clear coat until after the paint is cured and all
your decals, trim, detailing, etc is done.
Stop by any automotive paint stores and you will be overwhelmed by the
variety of finishes available. I usually use base coat/clear coat systems
as they are the lightest. The Sherwyn Williams store was only a couple of
miles away so that is what I used. Most acrylic clears are fairly fuel
proof.
--
Paul McIntosh
Hey Ted --
Good info on using latex paints, thanks! Now a question for you --
Being rather spray equipment challenged, have you ever tried the Minwax
spray can polyurethane?
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On 11/15/2004 6:51 AM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
Yes. I have used the MinWax spray cans. Make sure you get the one with
the blue label - that is the water base. On a personal note - While the
finish came out OK, I felt I did have better control using spray equipment.
What I do with ALL the latex and water base poly is to add 1 1/2 cap
fulls of Flotrol per 1 quart of undiluted paint/poly. It retards the
drying a little, but allows the paint/poly to flow better to provide a
more even coat. Unfortunately, the spray cans do not allow doing this.
If you decide to brush the latex, I have gotten my best results by
using about 2 caps of Flowtrol per quart of latex, thinning it slightly
and using a foam brush. The additional Flotrol definitely helps the
brush marks disappear.
FWIW - I bought an HVLP electric sprayer off E-Bay for $90, and a
"Husky" compressor at Home Depot for $100 (135 psi, but only a 1.5
gallon tank ) to use with my air brush.
IF my camera "ever gets back" from repairs, I will take some photos of a
SkyShark Hawker MkV I covered in .5 oz glass and painted with latex.
Ted
Thanks Ted -- Send that photo when you gat a chance. Where did you locate
the Flotrol?
Cheers -- \__________Lyman Slack_________/
\______AMA6430 IMAA1564___/
\____Flying Gators R/C______/
\__Gainesville FL _________/
Visit my Web Site at:
Home depot carries water based flowtrol.
The Latex does work well and covering with waterbased minwax seems to
work. I love the water clean up!!!!!!!!!!!
Ted, what do you use to cover weave and primer.
I have found that the Rust. auto primer is good, seems to except latex.
I use a flow coat to fill weave (Wes epoxy).
Mike
Lyman Slack wrote:
On 11/19/2004 2:29 PM Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these
great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
I use automotive primer/filler. I normally use the grey color. When
using light colors the grey takes less coats to cover than the red/rust
color primer/filler.
The red oxide should only be used if the metal surface is prone to rusting,
like ungalvanized steels. The grey filler/primer is much lighter and like
you said, is better for color depth. I used Western 100 and Dupont
Featherfill for most jobs. Both work equally well but the Western was about
1/2 the cost.
--
Paul McIntosh
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