Melting Ultracoat for paint help

[D Suding]

Tony,

I have to tell you that is the nicest paint I've ever used.  It's like
spreading cream cheese on your bagel!  Hard as a rock too.  John Gayer and
I painted four colors in two days, with no problems.  Thanks for all your
directions and suggestions. I'll post some pix by monday.

-Dennis

> 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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