REFLECTOR: Awlgrip Painting

[Terrence Miles]

Ron,
When are you going to do this?  I can take a day off and help?  I've got a 
full face Hobbyair too.
Terry

>From: "Ron Brown" <romott at adelphia.net>
>Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
>To: <reflector at tvbf.org>
>Subject: REFLECTOR: Awlgrip Painting
>Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2005 11:57:19 -0400
>
>Bob,
>
>Lots of great information!!!  Now you are making me nervous about shooting 
>it myself!!!!  At $200 a gallon, I don't want to be "practicing" too much 
>with this stuff.  But the boat folks say the Awlgrip is the supreme paint 
>for boats.
>
>Your wings are looking great!!!
>
>Are you using the standard reducer - T0003?  Are you having to use any 
>other additives?  You mention Florida several times - it can be just about 
>as hot and humid here in North Carolina this time of year.  Did you stick 
>with Awlgrip's recommended maximum 50% RH - or have you been able to 
>establish a higher RH that you have been able to get away with?
>
>I think your statement "Coat continuation" means that you could paint a 
>portion of the a coat (like say the fuselage top), then remove the walk 
>boards, clean-up, and then continue completing the coat onto the strakes 
>and fuselage bottom, provided you don't wait more than about an hour to 
>continue on with the strakes and bottom.  Otherwise, the paint "seam" 
>between the fuselage top and strakes will not blend together."  is the key 
>to painting the top of the fuselage using a walk board, then the sides.  
>And bottom too. Perhaps I need to include the ability to lift the nose and 
>keep on shooting until the bottom is done too.
>
>I would ask you how many gallons you have used, but with reworking your 
>wing, your count probably won't help much.  I think I will try painting 
>bottoms first - allows the wings to be kept flat with less runs.  Like I 
>said, if it turns out too ugly, I'll get a pro to shoot the tops - but I 
>have built the whole thing so far (well I cheated and got fast build wings 
>and fuselage - I HATE SANDING AND FILLING - too many hours on sheet rock - 
>although I am getting much better at it!!!)
>
>The application guide says 210 sq feet per gallon of mixed paint and 
>converter and reducer.  So measuring the surface areas, I get 2.2 gallons 
>of mixed paint or 1 gallon of color, one gallon of converter, and 1/2 
>gallon of reducer = 2.5 gallons. That's assuming using a good HVLP gun and 
>getting most of the spray on the surface.   (173 standard fuselage measures 
>- approximately 475 sq feet).
>
>For those of you considering the Awlgrip system, there is an on line 
>Application Guide at http://www.awlgrip.com/pages/app_guide/chap1.htm  (One 
>of the boat yards calls Awlgrip the Mercedes of marine paints).  Extremely 
>tough and glossy with a long service life.  But difficult to repair 
>scratches, etc.
>
>Ronnie
>
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