You don't have to spend a lot of money on paint. I use auto paint. It is PPG Omni brand, about $40 per gallon. Then you have to add reducer and hardener. Still pretty cheap.
See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you in Mt. Vernon - 2006 - KR Gathering There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for building is OVER. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -------Original Message------- From: JIM VANCE List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 06/07/06 17:10:30 To: krnet Subject: KR> Latex Paint I wondered about latex paint too when I was about ready to finish my KR. I made up a sheet of glass and resin and finished it to the same point as my wings and fuselage. I bought the best "gloss" latex and applied it. It apparently has some latex (hence the name) and a filler of clay. No matter what I did, it ended up gumming up the sandpaper and would roll up a mess when I tried to buff it. To make a long story short, spend the extra couple of hundred dollars for real paint. It will have a much harder surface with minimal filler--other than the pigment--and can be buffed to a high gloss. You won't be sorry because it will finish up the hundreds of hours you already have invested. I suggest that you try it yourself. Then go to the nearest automotive paint dealership and get the good stuff. Jim Vance Claflin, KS va...@hbcomm.net _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
