John,

I am not a painter, but I just painted my first plane by myself. I am really happy with the results.

I used a flexible latex paint that I manufacture for the restoration of leather garments, Aeroloft dry transfers, and a clear coat of Minwax Polycrylic Satin. I applied the paint and Minwax straight out of the can through a "touch-up" gun at 90 PSI, it worked great! The Minwax must be applied wet, so that it flows and does not leave dry streaks.

The paint was kerosene proof, but not window cleaner proof nor alcohol proof. The clear coat is fuel and alcohol proof.

The gun is available anywhere, I got mine at Harbour Freight for $20, I added the plastic cup assembly.

John