James, I just lightly sprayed my JW's tail with run-of-the-mill spray enamel
from Home Depot. It sticks fine. When I bought my JW from Pat Bowman he
cautioned against Ultracoating the fin. Pat said that with the JW's short
nose moment (the CG is only ~1 7/8" back from the leading edge on the older
version) that any added weight to the tail resulted in a bunch of weight
having to be added up front for balance.
I didn't even Ultracoat the ailerons. Instead I sprayed a couple light coats
of clear lacquer and then just taped the ailerons with packing tape. My JW
came out, balanced with 3 ounces of lead, to 28 ounces total, 4 ounces short
of the 32 ounces that the specs say.
Patrick Hart
-----Original Message-----
From: James Osborn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:13 AM
To: Aerofoam
Cc: RCSE
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re: what paint sticks to coroplast?
Hey,
How about Utracote, will that stick to coroplast? I'm getting my JW kit
shortly
and I would like to cover the coroplast fin.
-- James
Aerofoam wrote:
>
> >Well, since they use it for signs, I'd call up the local sign shop and
ask
> what >screen printing ink they use on the signs.
>
> They don't print on the coroplast, they print on sign vinyl, then stick it
> on the coroplast, or they cut they letters out and stick them on.
> You can get spray paints to stick if you sand it aggresively, but nothing
> will stick well, you are better off covering it with sign vinyl.
>
> Mark Mech
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> www.aerofoam.com
>
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