Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Douwe Blumberg
Douwe. I had=C2- the same problem. Latex on everything except the nose, and then I used auto enamel on the nose. It was a two part and it just did not look right Too shiney and I could not get a match. So then I did a good sanding job and put a primer on that would hold the latex on and it looks just fine. Everything rolled or brushed of course. I have flown it a couple of hours and heat does not seem to affect it. I was at sun n fun when your wings were being taken apart and I was wondering if they are back together. I used Benjaman Mores latex house paint. How about my spelling? Cheers, Gardiner Mason

Original Posted By: airlion
Hey,My new paintjob isn't going to involved lots of color, but rather the nose,turtle decking and edging of all tail surfaces and wings. I'm also goingwith a rather unusual green, and thought that I'd simply get some latexmixed up, but then I need to find an easy way to match some enamel for thecowling and metal parts.Can I go to an auto parts store, or an auto paint shop and have them matchmy latex color chip? And. if I use car enamel, might that not be toobrittle? Can they leave some of the hardeners out?Thanks to Don E, I know a place which will mix up Randolph enamel, but theywant a huge price and I only need a couple of quarts.Any thoughts??Douwe________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:25:18 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By: Dan Yocum
Douwe, most auto paint places will custom blend colors to match a sample that youbring to them. If you are just painting the automotive paint onto aluminumor steel, then no need to have them mix in any plasticizer into the paint. Theydo have such flex additives that they mix in if painting on flexible surfaceslike plastic car bumpers and such, but it shouldn't be necessary for yourneeds.--------Billy McCaskillUrbana, ILtail section almost done, starting on ribs soonRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:36:23 -0500

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Original Posted By: Matt Dralle