RE: painting solartex
Dave, I'm sure I haven't tried them all but any of the coverings that said TEX in them I have used are about the same thing. I have just stuck with the Solartex, makes me look real good. The stuff will take any paint you want to use. As to doing a paint job on a glassed plane just go to harbor Freight and buy a cheap HVLP gun and it will make you look great too. If you have the money go to the Klass Kote site and take a read, great stuff and it thins to about 50/50 so it goes a long way. Bullet proof stuff!!! Just cost too much!!