The conclusion I came to, after exhaustive RCU research and my personal experience, is to use LustreKote. Am I crazy all you paint gurus grunt. Here's my reasons why:

*LustreKote is fuel proof and durable.
*It matches Monokote pretty well when used with white primer.
*I have zero faith in hardware store paint for longterm durability.
*Hardware store paint does not match Monokote in every color.
*I am far to cheap and lazy to spray automotive paints.
*Custom mixed automotive paint in rattle cans may be an option. I just haven't gotten up the energy to try it.


What I want for my sport planes is a basic paint job that matches pretty well and stands up to regular use and doesn't cost too much. I get that with LustreKote.

What you won't get with Lustrekote is a good looking paint job. In all likelihood you will get a mildly orange-peeled job. I tried every trick I knew to get it to lay-out smoothly. I could never get it to behave.

IMHO