I'm surprised you didn't find the Dupli-Color primer to your liking. Other than epoxy primers, I've found it to be the best. I've used it on composite surfaces though, not over filled wood. As far as Krylon goes, I personally rate that stuff as junk. It gets dull quickly and doesn't seem to get as hard as Rustoleum, all cans considered. K&B/Klass Kote is by far the best alternative since the price is reasonable compared to automotive products.
I recently wanted to paint a composite fuselage to match the composite wing I had. The wing has PPG products on it. 2 ounces of color, 2 ounces of catalyst, and a qt of thinner was about $60. Even at $15 a can, Klass Kote is cheaper. Rattle cans just can't compete with the durability you get from epoxy or automotive paints. Just my two cents worth. George -----Original Message----- From: Harley Michaelis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:06 PM To: soaring@airage.com Cc: John Hayes Subject: [RCSE] PRIMER AND SCRATCH FILLER FOR GLASSING OVER. A while back I was looking for the 2-part K & B Primer/Filler and learned it was not available. I balked at the price of a Klass Kote product said to be similar. Subscriber John Hayes suggested mixing talc in MINWAX Water-Based Polycrylic. Tuesday I first did that on a new glassed-over Genie LT/S fuselage, mixing talc in about 5/8 oz. of the stuff to a consistency of whipping cream to brush on. It dried well in a few hours and was extremely easy to wet sand down to a glass like finish with progressively finer grits. The fuse, painted with Krylon, looks very good. While searching for a suitable product, I had earlier tried the spray can Dupli-Color Scratch Filler & Primer. It took about 6 applications to do the filling and was much harder to sand. The Krylon used for the finish readily chipped. I removed the Krylon with acetone which also took off the Primer. I started over with Rustoleum Painter's choice Primer and top coat which came out fine, but the Dupli-Color experience was not a good one. The Polycrylic with talc will be my way to go from now on. The procedure will be incorporated in the Genie web pages in a few days. Thanks for passing this on to me, John. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
