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Painting Solartex - 4/5/2002 7:22:23 AM   
p38nut



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Status: offline 		What paint can I use on Solartex? I'm doing a 1/4 scale DR-1. Instructions with Solartex indicate Solarlac and says some paints won't stick to Solartex. Any ideas. Thanks in advance. Mike
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Painting Solartex - 4/5/2002 6:27:19 PM   
Edwin


 

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Status: offline 		I just finished using rustoleum. I also used it about 8 years ago on a kadet, still looks fine. Even with all the dust on it. I've heard latex house paint works with a clear coat of min-wax poly-u. Dont know, will do an experiment before trying that.
Edwin

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Painting Solartex - 4/5/2002 11:11:12 PM   
Rodney



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Status: offline 		I have used all types of paint on Solartex. All went on well and had good adheasion. Just make sure it is a fuel proof paint if you are using glow power. With gasoline, most anything works well including the cheap spray can paints. My favorite was Hobby Poxy Epoxy paints but they are no longer available.

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Painting Solartex - 4/5/2002 11:48:46 PM   
beepee


 

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Status: offline 		p38nut,

I did like Edwin, just painted mine with Rustoleum spray (started the job anyway). I did some experimentation and found it to be superior to the Rustoleum water base paint, in shine, consistency of coating, resistance to heat of the iron and masking. I primed my bird with nitrate dope because it helped the shine, though it was not needed for adhesion. One of the other good qualities is that the Rustoleum spray is not prone to run like so many of the hobby spray paints I have used. My birds are gassers, so fuel proving is not a problem.

Good luck!

BP

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Painting Solartex - 4/7/2002 1:28:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		I painted a PJ-295 several years ago with deltron it is gas proof and finishes very lite am doing another one know and still goint with du-pont two part paint outstanding colors and not that expensive

Rick

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Painting Solartex - 4/7/2002 4:36:57 AM   
Edwin


 

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Status: offline 		I ran in the engines on my twinstar yesterday (thats the plane I recently covered with solartex and painted with rustoleum). Ran about 4 tanks through while tweeking and adjusting the twins. The wing looked thorougly soaked, gooey mess. At home 409 and paper towels made it look like new again. Got rid of the finger prints and all.
Edwin

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