Acrylic Lacquer may be what you want - it's what we often use, dries fast and thin and is fairly durable. Also I have had advice to use a drop a castor oil in the paint to 'plasticise' the it and prevent it cracking on the surface which will see far greater flexing than the steel auto body that the paint was designed for.
Cheers All, Chris Bayley(NZ) > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 9:43 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [RCSE] auto paints > > > I recall discussions here-- or somewhere-- about using automobile > paint for > painting sailplanes. I'm trying to get away from the "rattle > cans" of spray > paint such as Krylon and Lustercote and towards using an > airbrush/touch-up > gun for painting my models. I'm also wanting to get away from > the smallish > cans of "hobby-poxy" and into a commercially available product, > such as an > auto finish. The use will be on 'glassed balsa and fiberglas fuses, and > probably bagging mylars. > > But for the life of me I can't find those discussions in the RCSE > archives > (about a gazillion entries under "paint"). Could you jog my memory as to > the type of auto paint I should get? > > Thanks, > > --Bill > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send > "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
