I have seen some people spray the inside of their airframes with a textured paint any idea what it is called?

rustoleum stone:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Rust-Oleu...0830/202056396

personally I think its silly to do....

not my favourite either but I picked up a second hand skymaster f15 and it needs tiding up inside and seemed like a quick fix, thank you

The biggest issue I find with it is it is so rough. I like the look but I do it with three different spray cans or colours in a gun. First spray a grey primer, then just dust in black and then white. Looks cleaner, is physically smoother, and dries way faster than the textured crap.

I have used the "textured crap" on several projects and actually liked the results. I guess I'm just "silly". Or stupid.

The guy asked a simple question.

Folks should just chill tha F out and not lurk on RCU like hyenas in tall grass, just waiting for some unsuspecting soul to stumble into their kill zone.

I just use any "white" shaker can paint. Usually enamel. Not really worried about fuel proof, that is a job for proper maintenance. The white brightens the inside and makes it much easier to see inside. Remember to sand the paint off where you want glue to stick. Best to do all of your gluing first and paint last.

Paul S

I like the look but I do it with three different spray cans or colours in a gun.

Since the balsa built models, pretty long ago, fuselages look a lot better with regular, grey paint inside.

I dont take offense or see anything wrong in someone saying that he thinks its silly to do something... and this place is not the African savanah, what would bite you anyway?

+1

If you want to get really fancy with an airbrush you can do the grey, then black, then white speckles, go in and add some staining, cracking, and highlights for that stone look. This was a laser cut cradle for a comp arf tutor.

Thats pretty cool right there! I have always tried to save weight at the cost of the bling and pretty inside paints myself. That being said after my last two builds I am going to start doing this kind of thing to my builds. The weight cost is very low and it can really help make even the uglest installions look proffessional

Plus I would eventually like to start building and testing for folks so this is a must for the Jet connoisseur And thats okay in my book, what ever makes you happy is what it's all about! Have fun, be happy fly smooth!

I agree with Paul S on this. I paint the inside gloss white, and if they made white servos I would buy them. Fitting a black box inside a dark hole is not clever.
John

I've been using KRYLON - Natural Stone for engine compartments and cockpits in my IMAC planes. Far less heavy texture - smooth to the touch and very nice natural finish. Get it at the big box stores

The textured paint is a PITA should you have to do a repair. ie. put a fibre glass or carbon fiber patch inside the fuse.

Painting inside makes it very difficult to glue anything to the inside. Who looks at the inside anyway

Its also heavy!

marcs

I only paint my installation boards and any areas that can be seen.. I have fitted LED's inside several models so that I can see what I am doing for servicing etc. I recently received a model that had been painted inside with speckle finish, though from a spray gun, not a rattle can. What a PIA. I had to grind it off in all areas that I needed to glue items in. A job I did not need.
John

What about hammer paint? I have used this on the inside of my jets, but here it is on the home made brake on my Blanik.

I used a "hammer" grey out of a rattle can, on my last build to finish the ply radio trays.. Came out great.
It is easy to apply, just prime the ply, sand with 400 and spray on the hammer. This paint hides all the grain and imperfections of the ply.