painting tips needed

[John Ferrell]

I will go against the world on this one. IF you use PPG Concept, you can do a perfect job with the cheapest Harbor Freight external mix air brush (sometimes on sale for $5). It is slow but it works fine.

Set the air to about 20 pounds. Use throw away plastic butter dishes, cups & such for practice. 

Of course, if you need an excuse for a SATA, this is it...

John Ferrell    
http://DixieNC.US

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Alt 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 11:43 AM
  Subject: painting tips needed


  I'm looking for advice for painting a composite fuselage.  I've already got a 20 gallon, 8.4CFM at 40 PSI compressor with a good quality automotive spray gun.  I'm considering getting either an HVLP gun or possibly a Badger airbrush of some type.  I have the usual goals in mind for light weight, good glossy finish etc.  I'm leaning towards the airbrush only because it seems like I could probably have the best control over laying down a light finish that way.  I will most likely use PPG concept paint for the finish.

  Another question - the project is a Temptation with fixed stab.  Although I'm sure I could do a decent job of transitioning Monokote at the seam where the paint would end, I'm thinking of doing a light glass job on the stab and just painting that as well.  I will have an OS 1.60 up front, so it might not hurt to add a little more weight back there through painting.  For an area as small as the stab, this seems reasonable.  Is this a bad idea or not?

  Thanks
  Ed
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