I'm currently working as an airbrush artist for a company that makes vinyl graphics (what you would see on the side of cars and vans).

We have two dozen colors we regularly use - mostly metallics. We spray them through quart and pint guns and airbrushes.

We put an automotive 2-part clear urethane as a top coat over they vinyl ink.

I don't know how well they'll stick to the covering materials we use, but I suspect they will do fine with a compatible primer. They don't fall off the vinyl and we have a three year guarantee on our products, so it does hold up well.

Anyway, because I can spray anything I want for free and comparable paints cost upwards of $30/quart, it goes without saying that these will be the best bargain I can find if they work. I plan to try them out on my Smith Miniplane with the clear coat over it all. The Miniplane will be covered with white solartex. I'm hoping that the weave will ensure good adhesion.

If anyone has ever tried this, I'd like to know what your results were. If I don't hear any good reasons not to do it, I'll post what I find out after it's all done.

BTW - I put a graphic on my Raptor which gets completely covered in oil after a couple of flights. It's held up fine so far, so I don't think I have anything to worry about. The stuff is extremely flexible. The only problem I've found with it is that it stays soft, so it can't be sanded out. Any dust in the finish will have to remain.