KR> Re-painting the aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Serge F. Vidal
After having removed the previous registration marks, which were painted on, I decided I might as well repaint my KR2 completely. Too many patches. You see, first, I added NACA airscoops for the cockpit. Then, I cut some holes in the tailplane to give access to the rudder hinges. Then, I enlarged t

KR> Re-painting the aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Ross Youngblood
> 1) Surface preparation > - To which grit should I sand the surfaces? Is 600 grit, dry sanding OK? > - There are a few areas of the skin that are slightly cracked. For > example, > I have thin cracks around the elevator hinges. Should I resurface these? > If > yes, is Polyester body filler OK?

KR> Re-painting the aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
"Serge F. Vidal" wrote > 1) Surface preparation > - To which grit should I sand the surfaces? Is 600 grit, dry sanding OK? I'm no expert, but I guess one amateur opinion is better than absolutely nothing. If you're going to apply the paint directly to the old paint, 400 is probably best. Dry

KR> Re-painting the aircraft

2008-10-12 Thread Serge F. Vidal
Thanks, Mark. You do pretty well indeed for a non-expert. Serge -Original Message- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Mark Langford Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 01:04 To: KRnet Subject: Re: KR> Re-painting the aircraft "Serge