REFLECTOR: Painting

[Fred Marconi]

Ron:

If you use a paint like PPG base coat or One Step, if you have to touch any areas that are in the same colors you should have no problem.  This paint blends in well and sands and polished well.  I flew in primer and I did have to make some alterations: I trimmed 1/4 inch off the trailing edge of the canard and had to adjust one of the rudders with a little more toe out,  For both of these procedures I had to cut the fiberglass.   Had I painted it would have damaged the paint.

Fred 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ron Brown 
  To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list 
  Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 4:49 PM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Painting



    I was going to fly first in primer, and do final paint later; but I'm finding that airports here in CA not allowing painting in the hangars due to volitiles polluting the air (or I suppose also the risk of "drift" from on hangar to another).  So now I'm giving serious consideration to painting while still in my shop. Also seems desirable to paint before assembling all the parts rather than disassembling again to paint.



    Al





    And it is tough to shut down the flying machine for several weeks after you have been flying it for a couple or more years!!!



    Ronnie



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