Sign in to follow this  
Followers 0

Painting fuselage cage

5 posts in this topic

Posted

Fellas,

I'm going to paint the cockpit fuselage tubes black to match my future paint scheme. Right now they are powder coated white.

Would you suggest using a two part epoxy paint or something else?

Thanks,

Ron

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Posted (edited)

It resists scratches better than spray-can paint.   One of the toughest I have found lately is Stewarts - cant scratch it!

But, you can probably find something cheaper.

I guess the cockpit gets more human wear and tear than any other part of the plane during normal use.

EDMO

Edited by Ed In Missouri

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Posted

The company I work for uses a two part epxoy primer on acft, its very durable and expensive.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Posted

Thanks guys...2 part epoxy is what my paint guy suggested too.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Posted

Well, I shot the epoxy today and it looks good, but I learned that painting the tubes is difficult to do. You end up getting overspray on the other tubes. Maybe using a smaller spray gun would work better, but brushing would have worked too.

I used a redneck clothes line (Jeep winch cable) for hanging all of removable parts. It worked great!

Anybody have suggestions on how to paint the cockpit tubing post fabric attachment?

Thanks,

Ron

post-545-0-27728100-1397281285_thumb.jpg

post-545-0-84333200-1397281365_thumb.jpg

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!


Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.


Sign In Now
Sign in to follow this  
Followers 0