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silflexer
It has been a while since I have been on here but I have finally found another excuse to try to paint. I last painted my 1967 International scout that I painted from the bare metal up with the help of this forum and Barry's great products. My new project is a fabric covered airplane. The airplane is not assembled completely but the major parts were painted from the factory with PPG Delfleet base and a PPG clear. I have two questions.
1. I want to paint a red stripe over the factory white base (delfleet) and PPg clear. I assume I should just use Delfeet to match the pre-existing paint (I understand it is pretty flexible) and then I can spray universal clear over it. My question is can I spray a red stripe over the factory base/clear and then universal clear over the red. How big of a paint line (from the layers of red and clear) can I expect? Airplanes are nowhere near as perfect as most cars, but will it be noticeable? I would sure hate to spray the entire wings with more coats of clear just to avoid what I assume would be a small paint line (plus the factory paint is really very nice).
2. Can I use paint other than Delfleet and get it to match? I previously used Prospray from chad and its covered very well- I need to spray over some fiberglass (engine cowling etc) and red is expensive! Should I just use Delfeet or can I use SPI or something else. Flexibility is key in this situation.
Thank you in advance- you guys continue to help dummies like me who are in over their heads!
1. I want to paint a red stripe over the factory white base (delfleet) and PPg clear. I assume I should just use Delfeet to match the pre-existing paint (I understand it is pretty flexible) and then I can spray universal clear over it. My question is can I spray a red stripe over the factory base/clear and then universal clear over the red. How big of a paint line (from the layers of red and clear) can I expect? Airplanes are nowhere near as perfect as most cars, but will it be noticeable? I would sure hate to spray the entire wings with more coats of clear just to avoid what I assume would be a small paint line (plus the factory paint is really very nice).
2. Can I use paint other than Delfleet and get it to match? I previously used Prospray from chad and its covered very well- I need to spray over some fiberglass (engine cowling etc) and red is expensive! Should I just use Delfeet or can I use SPI or something else. Flexibility is key in this situation.
Thank you in advance- you guys continue to help dummies like me who are in over their heads!