I used Acrylic Latex exterior house paint. Lowe's sells it for $26/gal. I sprayed with a conventional qt. cup gun also from Lowe's using my 1/3 hp air compressor with inline pressure regulator set for 30 psi and an oil separator. I used 3 coats primer and 3 coats top coat semi-gloss. Light hand wet sanding between each primer coat with 400 grit; each top coat wet hand sanded with 600 grit. Sprayed two coats gloss, no sanding. Gloss goes on like water, so have to drop the air pressure to 10 psi and move the gun fast or it will run. Perhaps should have used a smaller jet for the gun for the gloss coats. For the top color coats I had Lowe's tint the white paint with more white pigment; that makes the paint noticeably even whiter. Flag bunting trim is vinyl stick-on decals made by a local sign shop. The fuselage decals are 10 feet long. Costs were $142 for paint and related supplies and $168 for the vinyl decals.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA -------------------------------------------------------------- Robert What manufacturers water based paint and primer are you using? Satin or gloss?? Will there be a top coat of clear, also water born? Are you using HVLP spray equipment? Patrick Hi everyone, I was hoping to have my KR for this years gathering, but it's not in in the great scheme of things. I am making good progress. It took me some time to warm up to waterborne paint but after using the primer I'm convinced that it's a great product, and it doesn't have all the nasty smells. See you at the gathering! http://s449.photobucket.com/user/rkpsk1/library/ Robert Pesak Hermitage, Tn. _______________________________________________
