tubig

KK is just two-part epoxy paint, right? is there something else in there that makes it so bad?

tubig

managed to get a little more priming done before the next super typhoon hits us tonight.

SMUGator

I believe the solvent base is xylene.

Baldeagle

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Tim The detail work is really looking awsome. Rich

tubig

spent several hours yesterday wet sanding the fuselage with 400 grit. i'm not a big fan of wet sanding because of the mess but it does give a nice surface. as you can see i managed to put a lot of hangar rash on the fuse (and wing) which had to filled in. i also made the mistake of not roughing up the FM before priming and it's peeling away in places which will have to be sanded away before repriming. also need to add any remaining panels before re-priming. the wing will be getting the same treatment today.

US185Damiani

Tim,
Get some Automotive Self-Etching primer for the flite metal areas. (only available at Auto Body supply stores. It sticks a lot better.
and soesn't nedd the metal roughed up

tubig

thanks for the tip damiani but i don't think that's available in my locale. unfortunately, living overseas sometimes has it's disadvantages and this is one of those times. i'll have to go the old fashioned route and just scuff it with sandpaper. thanks for the suggestion though.

US185Damiani

I must have been drunk when I typed that last sentence~! LOL

tubig

after wet sanding the wing and filling in a few more dents i added the remaining panels with aluminum tape. the same with the fuselage. now to fill in the holes in the center of the tape created by the circular cutter and reprime.

Baldeagle

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Tim that is going to be nice. On the air sccoops on the wing, is part of the scoop sopposed to move with the flap? Thanks Rich

tubig

thanks rich.
yeah, the radiator flaps move in conjunction with the control flaps per BT's plan. i showed their construction further back in the thread but here's a couple of pics of how they move.

Baldeagle

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Tim The picture I have of a real 109E shows part of the scoop mounted on the flap. At least it appears that it does. Thanks Rich

ramcfarland

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Not necessary

carlbecker

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Tim,
Its coming along very nice! Shes a beauty.

If the weather holds Ray Johns may take my HE-162 up for its second flight. Maybe the retracts will work this time.

Carl

US185Damiani

Richard,
looking at the pics, Tim is having a problem with paint adhesion, sooner or later any paint will peel without a good primer base. that's painting 101. yours looks great btw
been watching your build with all interest.
Mike

tubig

thanks carl. i really liked your 162 build. will be watching for your post on it's further flights.

tubig

yeah, that's my concern. i hadn't done any roughing up of the FM before priming. the primer stuck well to other parts of the model, just not to the FM where it was still slick. i'm pretty sure a quick roughing up with 400 grit will allow the primer to stick better.

US185Damiani

roughing it up will give the paint something to "bite into" that way it will adhere better.

Baldeagle

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Tubig You have been awfull quiet lately. How is the 109 comming? Rich

tubig

thanks for asking rich. i had to return to the states for training this month but should be back at it in about a week.

US185Damiani

Hi Tim,
Pick up some self etching primer while you're here. if you can
it will help greatly on your later projects.

tubig

too late, i'm back in asia already. i did think about it though while i was there but i wasn't about to try to bring a couple cans of paint through the airport in my luggage and i believe it's considered haz so shipping it would be prohibitively expensive. one of the drawbacks to living overseas. thanks for the reminder though.

tubig

back on the 109. spent the day applying a light final primer coat to all parts.

fokke

Hi Tim

How will you paint your plane? What kind of camouflage ?

ramcfarland

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Thanks Mike AND I'm waatching tubigs build in the same way "great interest.."[8D]