Clear coating latex paint
 

I need to know what kind of fuel proof clear coat i can use on latex paint, any body out there know??? Vic G. :confused:

minwax
 

i was told to use minwax...water soluable. i believe it has a blue label. -Tinman-

Clear coating latex paint
 

I did some test panels using minwax and verathan. Both worked good. Verathan does yellow a bit later on.
Edwin

Clear coating latex paint
 

I just used Minwax water-based clear semigloss on a latex painted plane. It's in the blue labelled can. Gasoline doesn't seem to affect it and it doesn't yellow.

Clear coating latex paint
 

I've been TOLD, do not KNOW, :( that the Diamond Finish Varathane (the water-based floor finish) urethane works. Dzl

clear
 

pretty extensive conversation about this in the warbird forum. the concensus seems to be minwax (blue tag) as it does not yellow. i will be using minwax on my ya t'bolt soon as the proof is in the warbird forums. -Tinman-

Clear coating latex paint
 

I tryed the blue label MinWax polycrilic on atest piece let it dry for3 days. When I dropped some 15% fuel on it it ate the clear coat , so is there another clear coat i can use that is feul proof ?? Vic Gasparini

Clear coating latex paint
 

I can't vouch for the Minwax clear with glo fuel. I've only used it with gas and it doesn't affect it.

Minwax
 

Please don't use the Minwax Water Based Polyurethane on the outside of your glow airplane.

I have it on the outside of my ducted fan jet and it's a mess. It's NOT fuelproof, in fact, I have exhaust residue areas on the bottom of my plane where it has turned into a slimey mess. The stuff really hasn't hardened, I still get fingerprints in it, even after being outside in the desert >100 deg heat many times. Other crud just likes to stick to it. 409 won't clean up the slime and only paint thinner seems to get it and then the Minwax slime just washes away down to the paint. Any oily reidue on the outside is hard to deal with. I only use 10% nitro in this bird.

On the other hand, I didn't really wax it either so maybe it needs a barrier.

I've tried the Varethane Outdoor gloss without much better results but people tell me the Gloss Floor variety is better. Frankly, I'd go to the auto parts store and try the $3.49 8oz cans of touchup clear before I'd use Minwax on anything again.

Just my $0.02 worth.