Hi Mark
What sort of glider?
If you have a wooden glider, I researched 3 schemes before we painted ours.
1. Polyurethane - Looks great, wears well, but nasty stuff to spray
and hard to get nice invisible repairs. A heavier paint than some
finishes. Requires some expertise to spray.
2. Acrylic lacquer (ie Duco). Easy to spray and polish up. Looks
great. cracks over open fabric areas after time (5 years depending
on plasticiser added), Nitrate based so keys well with Randolph dope
products. Fairly easy to repair invisibly. Not as nasty chemicals
as some. Lighter than polyurethane.
3. Dope. Two main brands.
3.1 Randolph. Nitrate and Butyrate based. Not as nasty as some
chemicals. Very easy to spray, very easy to repair invisibly, the
lightest finish, doesn't crack over fabric areas. But hard to get a
shiny finish, tends to absorb grease,oils (from your fingers as well
as other sources) and dirt.
3.2 Stits. Petrochemical based (I think). => Nastier chemicals than Randolph.
Similar comments to Randolph but can't comment on longetivity, dirt
resistance or shine because I've only used the undercoats followed by
the Stits Aerothane polyurethane.
sorry its not an easy answer but it depends on your drivers for the
finish, whether the glider has a weight problem, all sorts of factors
as well as your own personal preference.
I'm happy to talk to you more if you want, to give details of
brands/colours and primers that I've used to assist your own research.
-Cath
>I am interested to know what paint is best for refinishing a glider?
>Also primer.
>Brand, Colour, etc
>
>Cheers
>
>Mark
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