Last primer coat advice

[s.vannostrand at kodak.com]

Thanks, Tony. 
--Lance





"Tony Stillman" <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
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Lance:

Just go ahead and paint the white.  It will cover very well!

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
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From: <s.vannostrand at kodak.com>
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Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 8:49 AM
Subject: Last primer coat advice


> Seeking painting advice,
>
> I tried using a white epoxy primer from PPG (LT-40) instead of the K36
that
> I'm used to.  I've sanded the first primer coat off the wings and
> everything has a white cast, with a few areas where the primer is gone 
and
> others where it is still white. With K36, I'd triple the reducer and 
spray
> a very thin coat to produce a uniform gray part, but the LT-40 seems 
like
> it needs to be handled differently.  You don't reduce this stuff so I
don't
> think theres a way to make a super thin mix for the final primer coat.
> First quesiton: if anyone can correct me on this point and knows of a
> compatible reducer, let me know.
>
>  I'm wondering if I should put one more primer coat on to get a uniform
> color, and then paint using white Concept paint, OR if the white paint 
has
> adequate opacity and I can just paint the wings white.  Primers, in
> general, have a high solid content and are heavy, but do they have 
better
> opacity than paints?
>
> --Lance
>
>
>
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