21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
02-13-2011, 09:41 PM
#6
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trussville, AL
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
ORIGINAL: flycfii
Further question- what type of paint would be appropriate for spraying over 21st Century fabric? I would want it to be fuel proof. Thanks
Further question- what type of paint would be appropriate for spraying over 21st Century fabric? I would want it to be fuel proof. Thanks
02-14-2011, 07:46 AM
#8
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Trussville, AL
Posts: 1,561
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
ORIGINAL: Top_Gunn
Latex isn't fuel proof.
I think latex would also be an alternative you could use but I think latex is not very shiny.
Ok, I was not sure about that one.
02-14-2011, 11:37 AM
#9
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
Looks like I'm gonna try Rustoleum; more than one person has said that it'll work w/21st Century. I wish I had done more research before buying the 21st Cetury Fabric! It's nice stuff, but has been a PITA finding appropriate paint! Thanks for everyone's input. [8D]
02-14-2011, 02:06 PM
#11
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
What kind of engine and what sized plane? Paint the whole thing and then it does not have to be a perfect match. If you need it to be really fuel proof because of a glow engine, YOu need to use something like warbird colors, Klasskote, or dope. You could spray Klasskote clear over it possibly. Just because you bought that fabric does not mean your are strictly limited to matching that color. That may put too many restrictions on yourself and make the job harder.
The reason I ask about size of plane, is that on a really large aircraft with a gasser, the whole plane does not have to be fuel proof. Just the areas likely to see fuel.
The reason I ask about size of plane, is that on a really large aircraft with a gasser, the whole plane does not have to be fuel proof. Just the areas likely to see fuel.
02-14-2011, 02:13 PM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Bend,
OR
Posts: 1,052
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
ORIGINAL: vertical grimmace
What kind of engine and what sized plane? Paint the whole thing and then it does not have to be a perfect match. If you need it to be really fuel proof because of a glow engine, YOu need to use something like warbird colors, Klasskote, or dope. You could spray Klasskote clear over it possibly. Just because you bought that fabric does not mean your are strictly limited to matching that color. That may put too many restrictions on yourself and make the job harder.
The reason I ask about size of plane, is that on a really large aircraft with a gasser, the whole plane does not have to be fuel proof. Just the areas likely to see fuel.
What kind of engine and what sized plane? Paint the whole thing and then it does not have to be a perfect match. If you need it to be really fuel proof because of a glow engine, YOu need to use something like warbird colors, Klasskote, or dope. You could spray Klasskote clear over it possibly. Just because you bought that fabric does not mean your are strictly limited to matching that color. That may put too many restrictions on yourself and make the job harder.
The reason I ask about size of plane, is that on a really large aircraft with a gasser, the whole plane does not have to be fuel proof. Just the areas likely to see fuel.
02-14-2011, 04:28 PM
#13
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
Is Rustoleum when painted over 21Century Fabric fuel proof from glow fuel by itself or do you still need to paint on a clear coat over the Rustoleum.
02-15-2011, 08:16 AM
#16
My Feedback: (2)
RE: 21st Century fabric, need a paint to match cream color
I've painted solartex with rustoleum, black, white, red, yellow, blue, cream(or was it called off white) with no problems. Gray gave me problems at first, but I later learned that if I let it cure for a couple of weeks before putting fuel to it I was fine. I've heard silver or aluminum color was a problem. Cant confirm it because I havent used it.
Edwin
Edwin
