I used Sherwin Williams Acrylic Latex house paint, three coats primer, three coats top coat semi-gloss, sanding between all coats and one coat clear gloss and polish. The ultra white in the top coat has been tinted extra white. It has a mirror shine, but the white just does not have any depth. I was trying to get-r-done cheap with a slick finish for less parasitic drag. Primer was $21 per gallon at Lowe's; $23 per gallon for top coat and $19 per gallon clear. I used my 120 psi shop compressor for air supply and a HVLP sprayer ($39 at Lowe's). Used a Sears inline regulator set for 20 psi for primer and top coats, 10 psi for clear. The 6.5 cfm compressor had to work hard to keep up with air demand. Paint repairs for hangar rash and one structure mod were simple and easy. The white on white repairs are impossible to detect. How the paint holds up in service is yet to be determined.
Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ...wondering what everyone was using for a primer and finish coat of paint on their planes ?. Thanks Bobby Burington California KR Builder
