Thanks Larry... Yes, my plane is hangared. WA is the land of the '9-months-rain'...
On Sat, Jul 25, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Flesner via KRnet <krnet at list.krnet.org> wrote: > > >> >> So, what has everyone done in terms of paint (for those that are 'there') >> and any suggestions/ideas on how to handle this? >> _______________________________________________ >> > > > You don't need mega bucks aircraft paint to have a nice looking , long > lasting paint job. I used $40 a gallon Nasson (sp?) auto paint 12 years > and 550 flight hours ago and it has held up very well. I don't recall the > exact type of paint so you may have to wear a painting mask. Someone shot > it for me in an open hangar at night with a 200 watt overhead bulb. Turned > out o.k.. I've not even buffed the paint out after cure. No base > coat/clear coat or anything like that, just a one shot coat of paint. I > used the water based roll on primer that worked great but is a bit > expensive. The good part of that primer is I could prime a part or parts > of the airplane any time without setting up a booth and spray equipment and > then have a mess to clean up. Just a small 4 inch foam roller to clean up > with water or even just dispose of it when it got to ragged. > > I'm sure you'll hear about many other options. Consider all and go with > what is reasonable for you considering facilities and cost. Just remember, > the KR will see very little weather exposure over it's lifetime if hangared > which is really the only option. > > Larry Flesner > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
