wake up call
the resins and paints we used in them thar gud ol days - has skyrocketed in cost.
K&B paints -once my favorite- were reformulated to reduce use of nasty stuff and th result was -frankly - a disaster .
auto paints are now the best - a epoxy primer ,a base coat , clear coat job can be drop dead good looking and repairable!!
first tho - do a full cost breakdown - you may change your mind.
I showed up at a control line stunt contest in Phoenix -in late sixties with a Monocoted foam winged model - It flew fine but it was the ONLY Monokote model there. everyone else had built and painted their models - hanging from their heels in a freezer and rubbed out the finishes with unborn hummingbird wings etc. etc..
the old silk n dope were also terrific but for serviceability- iron on is the future.