22 Feb 2004 Akzo Nobel Aerospace Primer
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 price was ok, but the shipping kind of shocked me at 200 CHF.
This stuff looks pretty dangerous – I’ll be careful not to spill it or breath it.
Here is what I’ve got:
Epoxy Primer 37035A
Hardener 92140
Thinner C 25/90S
It should be a nice yucky green. Now I just need to buy a spray gun, build a paint booth, and get a respirator hood so I don’t poison myself.
Update: May 13, 2004
Since I have not yet been able to heat my shop over about 11c, I had to farm out my painting to a local body shop, Carrosserie de Montmollin, and they painted a few parts for my wings. The results were excellent. The color of the primer is not too nice, a strange shade of green, but it is really a good, hard surface. Nicely seals the surface, unlike the primer used on the rest of the QB.
Here are a couple of photos of the paint on some parts:
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