I know that this has been talked about many times but I looked back and did not see anything on what I am going to ask.

I sprayed a part on my jet tonight with red Krylon gloss paint.
It went on great and looked glossy.
After it dried it seemed to be more satin finish than gloss.
My shop is at about 70 degrees and not a lot of moisture in the air so what gives?

Has anybody had this happen or is this just how Krylon looks?
Do I have to spray a clear over it to make it glossy and if I do
what should I use/

get some krylon clear and shoot it!

RN

There is something wrong with Krylon Gloss Red. I had the same experience on my upscaled Red Max (rocket) a couple of years ago.

BTW, I do not recommend Krylon for airplanes as it is not fuel proof. I use it for rockets because it is cheap.

I have had good luck spraying PPG DelClear automotive clear coat over Krylon paint. It is a urethane I believe. It will give you a wet-look shine, won't yellow and is completely fuelproof too. I spray it on after all trim and decals have been applied.

Marty

On my Roo I went around the engine with the red, and it got as dull as could be. I changed the color, to a maroon except right by the engine, and I had to re-shoot the color with gloss.

So to answer your question, I think its a dog color. It kinda looks faded after it dries. It is fixable though!

Richard Newman

PPG clear over Krylon, are you kidding me! The entire paint job on my plane didn't equal the tax on ppg

While it is a faux base coat/clear coat job, for a sport jet like my HotSpot, it works fine. Used to paint Giant Scale cowls and wheelpants this way.

The base coat is Krylon, your choice of color. Several THIN duster coats. Don't worry about the shine. Wait for 48 hours for thorough setup at 70F or above.

Then wetsand with 1500-2000 wet paper with just a drop or two of dish detergent in the water.

Finally, shoot 1 coat of polyurethane exterior clear (I use ZAR brand from True Value--no isocyanates, and about 7 bucks/pint)
thinned 1 part mineral spirits to 4 parts clear. Any more than that and you start to have blushing problems if the humidity is more than on the surface of the moon. Bright appliance whites many yellow slightly, but it's hardly noticeable. No effect on any other colors.

Then the hard part. Wait 5 days for thorough drying at 70F or above. The flat surfaces dry fast, but any excess clear around curves takes a long time to dry.

Then, if you are like me, you're done. Go Fly! My sore rotator cuffs and tennis elbows can't take too much polishing anymore. But, if you are up to it, wet-sand again with 1500-2000 paper, and hand-buff for the next two days with graduated 3M cutting polishes, for that possum poop shine!

Tom

Just finished a re-do of my HotSpot......

Marty, I have some PPG clear and will try that. Thanks for the info.

RN, Is Krylon clear "Jet A" fuel proof. If it is that would be easier than shooting the PPG?

Tom, Sound like you found a cure for the dull finish but seems like too much work for me. I was looking for a easy way to paint
a jet. Maybe there isn't one!!
If all else fails I will try your way

Thanks
Eldon
Texas

I believe its fuel proof! Its the easiest way to go!

Krylon baby!

RN

Thanks RN,
It suck that the red comes out dull. That means I have to add wieght just to get it to be glossy.
Oh well.

Thanks
Eldon

Tom - Is your method in post #6 fuel proof for glow fuel too?

DFF

DFF:

I can't honestly say that I have ever tried it using Krylon/Urethane method.

I do know it is fuel-proof for gasoline and kerosense.

I have used polyurethane enamel on my glow flight box, and that has held up, but I am not sure about the the clear over Krylon.

Tom