Melting Ultracoat for paint help

[Tony Stillman]

Great!  I'd love to see the pics!  Send some privately and I'll put them on
my website, if that's OK with you!

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>
Cc: <tony at radiosouthrc.com>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: Melting Ultracoat for paint help


> 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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