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<< Paul M. Anton wrote: > Hi all: > > Here's a subject to break the silence. > > Has anyone recently painted their Coupe? > > How much primer and how much top coat did you use for the plane LESS > the wings? > > How about sharing your techniques for stripping the bottom of the plane? > What stripper did you use and how did you apply it? > > I am just about done with all the mechanical and electrical stuff and > can put off the stripping no longer. I have stripped from the tail > forward to Frame F, but can put off the rest of the nasty job no longer. > > Any tips on how you did the underside would be appreciated. Did you use > heavy or light bodied stripper? Did you use plastic to keep the stripper > in contact with the paint? If so how did you fasten it and get the > stripper > applied without getting it all over yourself? > > Cheers: > > Paul >> Paul, You should be able to strip all that paint off the fuselage with one gallon of RemovAll. I find it easy to apply with a paint gun using about 60 PSI. Just follow the directions on the container. If you cannot find the product locally, and want to mail order, let me know. Once the aluminum is free of paint, you want to spend a lot of time working around all the rivets and seams to ensure they are clean. Then use a metal prep with phosphoric acid to etch and stop any corrosion, followed by a chromic acid etch to ensure corrosion protection. Any good two part epoxy primer will give satisfactory results, and the key is to not use very much. Put it on THIN. I did everything aluminum with two quarts (one primer and one activator) of Randoph epibond. One gallon of epoxy will be plenty to paint with. (Half paint and one half activator) Again, follow the directions-one light mist coat-wait 15 to 20 minutes-then one full cross coat. If you already have the wings removed, I would remove the cowling, tail cone, and even the stabilizer/rudders if you feel up to it. I find it much easier to work on the fuselage with the engine and nose wheel removed. You can gently tip it up on its nose and get easier access to the belly. Alternating nose up and down after your thorough rinse with water after each stripping/cleaning operation helps to ensure that you get all the residue out of the fuselage. You can hang the engine/nose gear before you paint, and just mask it all with good quality paper. It is much easier to paint the cowling when it is laid over a couple sawhorses, than trying to do it on the plane. The same is true for all the other pieces. Just make sure you have a place to set them during the drying period where they will not collect dust and dirt. The really nice part is when you get it all back together and stand back and look at your handiwork. >grin< Lynn ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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