Return-Path: Received: from eeyore.chmedia.com ([63.209.83.25]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:07:16 -0500 Received: from allen [63.194.1.83] by eeyore.chmedia.com (SMTPD32-5.01) id A2411E0116; Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:17:53 PDT Message-ID: <009f01c066ba$8c14d6a0$6601a8c0@chmedia.com> Reply-To: "Allen Rockwell" Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com From: "Allen Rockwell" To: References: Subject: Re: Painting it Yourself Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:14:56 -0800 Organization: R & D Technical Services X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Rob Wrote: As I've said before, I have a hard time with just a can of Krylon. Rob, Using a good quality paint gun is 100 times easier than one of those annoying cans of spray paint. With a good paint gun you have control over air pressure, paint flow (air/paint mix ratio) and spray pattern. With cans of spray paint you have no control over anything. It's kind of like comparing an aircraft engine with Throttle, mixture control and propeller controller with an engine that has an on/off switch only. Sure a paint gun is a more complex machine, but with an amazingly small amount of practice you'll be getting good results ... with more practice you'll be getting excellent result. As Bruce said, there are training sites around that can help you. There are also good books on the subject. The key to any paint job on a composite bird is in the preparation...a badly prepared surface assures a crappy paint job. Give it a try, with the right equipment it's actually a lot of fun. FYI: in our shop we use a DeVilBiss "EGA" touch-up for small jobs and a DeVilBiss "JGA" gun with a 2 qt pressure pot for larger jobs. Anybody considering a big job (like a plane) should consider getting a gun with a pressure pot. The pressure pot holds the paint and feeds it to the gun through a hose, this makes the gun easier to hold and allows you to shoot the gun at any angle including upside down and get it into tighter areas. Allen Rockwell http://www.rdtechservices.com Glasair Super II RG Builder http://allen.glasairnews.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>