Melting Ultracoat for paint help

[Tony Stillman]

That's the name of the paint we sell.  R/C Flying Colors.  It is PPG Concept
Urethane.

Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D Suding" <junk at velocitus.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: Melting Ultracoat for paint help


> What's a flying color? Small scratch  or big, you goal should be to make
> your friends have to ask you to show them where the scratch was.  Yeah,
> the duct tape method may be cute, but you should have some repair paint
> around the tool bench IMHO. I could have repaired 12 scratched planes in
> the amount of time it took to have this discussion on molten monokote. ;-)
>
> -Dennis
>
> > The plane is already covered in flying colors.  I have a small scratch.
> > Just  looking for a simple way to cover the scratch without dirtying the
> > gun and  mixing up $5 worth of paint.
> >   I guess there is no good way.
> > --Lance
> >> Why not just buy the paint that matches from Radio South?  That PPG
> >> Concept paint is good stuff.
> >>
> >> > Acetone may work on Monocote, I didn't try that.  On Ultracote,
> >> though, Acetone did not work, neither did Toluene, Xylene, MEK.
> >> This is amazingly  resilient stuff. This would be a good property
> >> under normal circumstances. --Lance
> >> >> acetone. I cut the covering up into confetti-like pieces ( paper
> >> punch works well) and soak and stir  them in an old 35mm film
> >> >> canister...croz ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: <patterndude at attbi.com>
> >> >> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> >> >> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 11:11 AM
> >> >> Subject: Melting Ultracoat for paint help
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> > I read a hobby tip long ago that I can't recall.  It named a
> >> solvent
> >> >> that
> >> >> you
> >> >> > can soak Ultracoat/monocoat in which dissolves the color.  You
> >> can
> >> >> then
> >> >> use
> >> >> > this to make small quantities of touch up paint that match your
> >> >> covering.
> >> >> >
> >
> >> >> > I have a small chip to repair in a paint scheme that matches
> >> >> ultracoat.  I took some Ultracoat and soaked it in MEK, Acetone
> >> with poor results.  The color can be rubbed off, but balls up and
> >> is not liquidy.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Anyone remember the solvent that works?
> >> >> > --Lance
> >> >> > PS. Ultracoat film is amazingly resistant.  The clear film isn't
> >> >> attacked
> >> >> by
> >> >> > an overnight soak in MEK.  pretty amazing.
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