Hey guys I'm new here. Does anyone have specs and performance figures for the KR2S with the Corvair engine? Does anyone have one for sale? How hard is it to modify and existing KR for a corvair? Thanks, Russ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "larry flesner" <fles...@midwest.net> To: "KR builders and pilots" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 7:27 AM Subject: KR>Smooth Prime
> >I've got to be honest, I'm not all that nuts about smooth prime. You wind up > >waiting a long time to get a few coats of this stuff on and it's difficult > >to see the imperfections that really need the attention. > + = ======snip=================, > I'll never use > >overpriced, overblown smooth prime again. > >Mike Meyer > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Everything has it tradeoffs, it's plus and minus I guess. > > I thought the Smooth Prime dried rather quickly. When doing the > bottom of my fuselage I could start at one end and roll on primer > to the other end. When I was finished I could start at the > beginning again. I laid the first three coats on that way non-stop. > > As to filling pinholes I thought it worked great. I use round end > disposable rollers and when I see a pinhole I just rotate the roll > 90 degrees, rub the pinhole full of primer, and continue priming. > > Yes, the stuff is expensive but I'm not intending to paint my KR > so I didn't have to buy a HVLP unit ($250) build a paint booth > ($100) Take 20 minutes to set up, 20 minutes to clean up, by > gun cleaner ($?), buy a fresh air system or a really good mask > ($50 -$150) . I can start priming with five minutes of prep, prime > for five minutes or two hours, and when finished through the > $1.50 roll in the trash. Roller pans are $1 each, the roller handle > $5 to $7. You could put this stuff on in your kitchen if you are > the least bit careful. > > I'm probably more picky than I need to be with my prime, sand, > fill, prime, sand routine. If I were to follow direction and roll on > three coats, sand lightly, roll on another three, sand and paint, > I'd have been done by now. My problem is I'm new at this and > I'm never sure when good is good enough. As to finding > defects, I think that is mostly a matter of lighting, how much > and what angle. > > Bottom line, It has worked well for me. Your results may vary ! > > Larry Flesner > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > see KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html
