Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: Kip and Beth Gardner
.com>I picked up some Latex today- best one Sherwin Williams carries.I'm going to cover my wings and tail before they get any oil and such hopefully. I'm not happy flying them just with Polyspray over the long haul.I am planning on trying to- use foam brush and roller. I'm looking for experience to guide me with how much to thin? I have some flow control agent. and if necessary a gallon of bug juice- windshield washer fluid. but the guy at the store says all it takes is a few ounces of the floetrol type stuff. (it's a different brand but he says it's just as good) I know I'll need to re-calculate the W&B afterward but I can deal with that.if any of you went through the finish with roller and foam brush and wouldn't mind I'd sure like to hear about your results.RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... 3#337943le, List Admin.________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "Gboothe5"
You're right Chris, If latex is your first coat, the "accepted" practiceseems to be brushing it on with a foam brush ensuring it gets squeezed intoand encapsulates the weave to form a mechanical bond. Consecutive coatswill adhere to the first coat, so spraying is fine.My first coat was nitrate dope, which the latex sticks to well.Douwe________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: shad bell
I picked up some Latex today- best one Sherwin Williams carries.I'm going to covermy wings and tail before they get any oil and such hopefully. I'm not happyflying them just with Polyspray over the long haul.I am planning on trying touse foam brush and roller. I'm looking for experience to guide me with howmuch to thin? I have some flow control agent. and if necessary a gallon of bugjuice- windshield washer fluid. but the guy at the store says all it takes isa few ounces of the floetrol type stuff. (it's a different brand but he saysit's just as good) I know I'll need to re-calculate the W&B afterward but I candeal with that.if any of you went through the finish with roller and foam brushand wouldn't mind I'd sure like to hear about your results.RaymondRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:52:08 -0700 (PDT)

Original Posted By:> skellytown flyer
I can state from seeing up close & personal that Shad's brushed-on paint job looks real fine - kind of old-timey, but do you really want super-slick on a plane like this?Kip GardnerOn Apr 23, 2011, at 5:52 PM, shad bell wrote:> I would not use a roller. A foam brush would work well. The brush > will help insure that it gets brushed into the fabric, the roller > could leave voids, adheasion problems, and probably won't look as > good as a brush. I'd recomend at least 2 cross coats (4 total > coats) 90 degrees to each other, 1 span wise, next 1 chord wise, > span wise, chord wise. Then judge if you need any more coats. > Experiment and see what works for you.>> Shad>> --- On Sat, 4/23/11, skellytown flyer wrote:>

Original Posted By: gliderx5(at)comcast.net

Original Posted By: Oscar Zuniga
Holy smokes=2C Malcolm-! Your projects (the Titan and the Piet) look fabulous!Very interesting details on how you did the finish and paint.I'll refrain from mentioning your folding wing and V-struts lest the purists pounce on you =3Bo)Oscar ZunigaAir Camper NX41CC "Scout"San Antonio=2C TXwebsite at http://www.flysquirrel.net ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: "skellytown flyer"
>> >>> I picked up some Latex today- best one Sherwin Williams carries.I'm > going to cover my wings and tail before they get any oil and such > hopefully. I'm not happy flying them just with Polyspray over the > long haul.I am planning on trying to use foam brush and roller. I'm > looking for experience to guide me with how much to thin? I have > some flow control agent. and if necessary a gallon of bug juice- > windshield washer fluid. but the guy at the store says all it takes > is a few ounces of the floetrol type stuff. (it's a different brand > but he says it's just as good) I know I'll need to re-calculate the > W&B afterward but I can deal with that.if any of you went through > the finish with roller and foam brush and wouldn't mind I'd sure > like to hear about your results.Raymond>>> Read this topic online here:>> http://forums.matronics.comt; http://www.matronics.com/contribution>> ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re: latex bonding to fabric