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The aircraft is now painted. It was done by https://www.aerostyll.com/en in the south of France. Looks fantastic - now I just need to find a hangar to do the final assembly! ...
Here's a picture of the guy that runs the paint shop I used here in Montmollin. He's done all my priming and the interior. The exterior will probably be done at a regular aviation paint...
RV-List message posted by: "Amit Dagan" Listers, A few days ago I started a thread about polishing the aluminum skins of RVs. I specifically requested reasons for and against it. Most responds were unanimous about how beautiful a...
I will give you my favorite finish/paint system that I know gives excellent results. This certainly isn't the only good way but is one used on many beautiful RV's. Fiberglass Parts: 1) Contour and repair with "micro"...
Just saw this aerobatic team from Jordan today at the Bern-Belp airshow. They were very good, and I got a few pictures of their airplanes, the Extra 300. The paint scheme is superb, with equally...
The primer finally showed up. I ordered it from Holland, since there was no one in Switzerland that could sell me all three, primer, hardener, and thinner in less than a 55 gallon drum. The...
Promising new replacement for Alumiprep/Alodine metal preparation. From their web site: "PreKote™ is a non-chromated metal preparation chemical utilizing a safe, hazard-free process. PreKote offers off-the-chart adhesion, improved paint flexibility, and superior corrosion protection on...
From: Dukeav8r@aol.com Date: Jan 31, 1998 Subject: Re: How to use alumiprep?? I prefer Metalprep over Alumiprep for the reason that you can use it on steel also. I believe they cost the same. To...
"The simplest way to prep the aluminum is to wet abrade with scotch brite and water, followed by solvent cleaning with acetone, or MEK, or toluene. The alternative is alumiprep 33 acid plus alodine 1201...
IMO, one of the best posts to the list regarding this is by Dan Ward 8/15/02. ref: list archives Keywords Ward, Krylon, cockpit color, Faux Granite...
I thought I'd offer some insight for those of you who are interested in saving weight on your paint job. I have learned (again, the hard way) that for a given color, certain paint brands cover (or...