Painting on Monokote - New Option
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:33 pm
For those of you who want to use trim a monokoted EF1 or any other film covered plane with paint, your options have been very limited until now. Its a hassle building a nice looking EF1 if you arnt set up for glassing and painting with all the color matching that can be involved.
You can now go to Ace Hardware (and other places) for this great new paint from Rustoleum in a spray can. This version is called "Painters Touch" It sticks to plastic aggressively. On monokote its unbelievable! I swear you dont have to prep the film in any way. It comes in a variety of colors including some satins or flats. Prep and masking off for trim is a breeze. Can handle in a couple hours and mask over it in six. Using any of the adhesive tapes in my box, I have not been able to pull up any paint that was on the film. Its like a miracle. $3.99 a can
The spray head is remarkable. It allows you to spray in any position and ive never seen one clog. The spray pattern is really nice. The paint has alot of solids in it so it covers very quickly. It also appears to be fuel proof. Jerry Small and I both tested against 15% fuel. I checked the primer as well and we never saw any hint of a issue. Granted, this is not official.
They have several colors of primer. I started using the product because i love the primer. Its an easy sanding primer that builds and fills well. I discovered it stuck to monoikote by accident when some overspray got onto one of my planes. I was able to clean off the overspray but it was an impressive adhesion. If you use their primer and your finish is smooth, you can spray the color within two hours of spraying the primer. It works great, the paint flattens out really nice without alot of buildup. The edges of the paint lines are hardly noticable because you are not putting down very much paint. This stuff is WAY better than the TopFlite paint. By the way, do not use this stuff with the TopFlite paint. I tried and it was a terrible outcome.
Jerry Smalls and Dub Jetts EF1's (at the 2012 Nats) are my first productions using this paint. I expect when everybody hears about this paint, it will be a game changer.
Chuck Anderson, OKC
You can now go to Ace Hardware (and other places) for this great new paint from Rustoleum in a spray can. This version is called "Painters Touch" It sticks to plastic aggressively. On monokote its unbelievable! I swear you dont have to prep the film in any way. It comes in a variety of colors including some satins or flats. Prep and masking off for trim is a breeze. Can handle in a couple hours and mask over it in six. Using any of the adhesive tapes in my box, I have not been able to pull up any paint that was on the film. Its like a miracle. $3.99 a can
The spray head is remarkable. It allows you to spray in any position and ive never seen one clog. The spray pattern is really nice. The paint has alot of solids in it so it covers very quickly. It also appears to be fuel proof. Jerry Small and I both tested against 15% fuel. I checked the primer as well and we never saw any hint of a issue. Granted, this is not official.
They have several colors of primer. I started using the product because i love the primer. Its an easy sanding primer that builds and fills well. I discovered it stuck to monoikote by accident when some overspray got onto one of my planes. I was able to clean off the overspray but it was an impressive adhesion. If you use their primer and your finish is smooth, you can spray the color within two hours of spraying the primer. It works great, the paint flattens out really nice without alot of buildup. The edges of the paint lines are hardly noticable because you are not putting down very much paint. This stuff is WAY better than the TopFlite paint. By the way, do not use this stuff with the TopFlite paint. I tried and it was a terrible outcome.
Jerry Smalls and Dub Jetts EF1's (at the 2012 Nats) are my first productions using this paint. I expect when everybody hears about this paint, it will be a game changer.
Chuck Anderson, OKC