Check out Stewart products.
Check out Stewart products.
Pete
Leander, TX
Model III SN 1000
912
Grove
Larry,
I'd second Jim Ott's recommendation on the Poly Fiber Epoxy paint.
Its true...it stinks bad and you have to be careful not to gas yourself, but it is a great product for painting steel. I would be a little reluctant to brush paint the epoxy...it has a tendency to crawl if there is any un-evenness (which is hard to avoid with a brush)....sprayed on it is great.
FWIW, I bought my fuselage bare, sandblasted it, epoxied it and finished with Aerothane. Photos attached
Sincerely,
Dave S
KF7 Trigear - Flying
912ULS Warp Drive
St Paul, mn
That poly fiber epoxy primer has a nice hard "plastic like" finish. Its great; but use the respirator.
Looks great! Thanks for the feedback.
definitely don't bother trying to brush the poly fiber primer , you won't be happy with the results . the small hvlp paint gun works good .
chuck
kitfox IV 1050
912ul warpdrive
flying B , yelm, wa
I agree brushing the epoxy primer won't give you a finish that looks great on exposed surfaces, but brushing works fine in areas that don't show. I brushed it on my wing spars and cross braces, the aluminum door surrounds, aluminum longerons, various fabricated parts & pieces, and steel frame tubing touchup.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Google a search for "water base metal primer". You will get lots of hits. Some good products made by Sherwin Williams called Pro Industrial. Another product is Tuff Coat available at Bass Pro or Through Overton's. Overton's also hs a number of water based epoxy coatings.
John