egrave

What is the procesure for painting a R/C model airplane

firstplaceaviator

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Your question is too broad. There are many different types of painted finishes.
It depends on what you are painting, fabric, wood, fiberglass, plastic, monokote, ect....

egrave

I am sorry I'm talking about a balsam wood ai[]rplane

aerowoof

balsam wood?usually a wood model need to be covered with something before painting,ie silspan,silk,fiberglass cloth.

egrave

What about Monacote can you paint over Monacote

Campy

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You can paint over Monokote. Monokote is fuel proof though.

If you want to paint over monokote (or any film covering), use a 3M "Greenie" pad (or 0000 steel wool ) to scuff the surface so it has a "frosted" appearance. Clean the area TWICE using alcohol AND FRESH CLOTHS for each cleaning. Then prime and paint.

FWIW: Balsa can be covered with fiberglass, silkspan or tissue also as a base for the paint . The purpose is to keep the changes in humidity from causing the balsa to "move" and crack the paint. The "old fashioned" way was to seal the balsa with a talcum powder-clear dope mix, usually a couple of coats sanded between coats.

NCIS

Use fabric if you really want to paint a plane. Monocote can be painted if scuffed like mentioned, but it still isn't a good looking finish. Monocote isn't intended to be painted. Fabric on the other hand is and can be done very well. I do it on all my planes that are 60 size or larger.

Gibbs

Blacksheep-J

Interesting.....................Is fabric sold in roles like Monocote? and how is it applied to the model?