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Old 04-22-2010, 10:04 PM
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Default RE: Fuel Proof Paint????????????

Krylon yellow is definitly NOT fuel resistant even after 2 years. I'm stripping a cub cowl that I painted a long time ago and thought it would stand 10% nitro. One day at the field and the paint is toast. By the way I'm using 20% nitro as stripper and it works great!!! I knew I should have hit it with a coat of Nelson's clear.

If you have a paint job that you're wanting to keep and not have ruined, why guess at it and experiment...just go ahead and get some Nelson's Hobby Paint or KlassKote and leave the worry behind. brushed or sprayed looks great and won't let you down.

Other colors I KNOW to soften or krinkle when exposed to glow fuel:

Krylon; yellow, red, royal blue satin, black, silver, aluminumn and white. Also clear, gloss and satin

Rustoleum; silver, aluminumn, machine grey, dove grey, white, black, industrial black, hunter green, putty, greek stone and both gloss and satin clear.

In other words, after a month to two years drying/curing time, virtually every color I've test paneled does a lousy job of resisting raw and/or hot glow fuel.