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Old 01-18-2015 | 05:27 AM
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Originally Posted by thailazer
That looks great! What style of paint did you use? Spray enamel? You have to get it flying so you can tell us how it holds up. Always looking for new finishing ideas here.
Home Depot sells 8oz. sample bottles for about $3.00. I just selected the colors I wanted from their color sample and had them mix it. The paint is Behrs flat enamel indoor- outdoor. I sprayed the paint on the plane and it sprays pretty good. On the Debonair I sprayed the topcoat in cold weather so it did not flow as smooth as possible. But ok for the Debonair. For the Ugly Stik I will wait for warmer weather. Some of the US control surfaces are done. They came out super smooth and high gloss. I use Deft Defthane Polyurethane for a topcoat. Unfortunately I can only find it in rattle can. A spray gun finish would be best. I have used Deft products for years. Now there was a company takeover and it is harder to find.

So far, running the engine on the Debonair, the paint is holding up with glow fuel. Paint testing with glow fuel is part of the process.