RCU Forums - View Single Post - painting solartex?
View Single Post
Old 03-24-2017, 04:55 AM
  #5  
2 Piece
My Feedback: (8)
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Winchester, VA
Posts: 326
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Default

Well yellow is a color that is naturally very transparent. First off, never, ever, never, ever apply a "heavy" coat of paint. It does nothing but add weight. Always apply very "light" coats with about 10-15 minutes "flash" time in between each light coat.
You must seal the wood in the cockpit area before you apply a primer or paint. Primer does not do a very good job of sealing the balsa and you will not be happy with the results. There are products out there to seal balsa, I like to use Zap finishing resin.
You didn't answer the question, what color Solartex are you applying the cub yellow over?