All paint huh? That should be really nice, just watch the weight. Something you might want to think about - instead of fiberglass why not use lightweight silkspan + Nitrate dope, then paint with Urethane. That's what I did on my V2.2 and Mike will tell you it came out pretty good. I also used the Nelson paint because I didn't have access to a spray booth at the time and had to paint in my basement. I wanted a good shine so I shot a few coats of clear over the colors. This added weight but I still came out at 10 lbs, 7oz. Every color was wet sanded and so was the clear. Final rub was with 2000 grit wet paper followed by 3M buffing compound and Imperial Hand Glaze. Yes, it is possible to get a really nice shine out of Nelson Urethane but you have to work at it. I posted a thread on the CAA / Black Magic forum that shows how to cover with silkspan. I'll probably do my VF-3's the same way. The V2.2 has survived a full season of flying and still looks like the day it rolled out of the shop.

John Pavlick
Team Black Magic, Tech-Aero Designs