Paint stripping.

Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:06 am

gahorn wrote: OLIVE DRAB ....

Yep your on to me George but I have a variation in mind. Not so olive but still drab. Won't require washin-n-waxing. Easy touch up.

I'm looking for some cheap L-19 rocket pods as well. Cheap being the operative word here which means if I ever have them they will be duplicates I've fabricated.

Post by **GAHorn** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 8:29 pm

N9149A wrote:
gahorn wrote: OLIVE DRAB ....
Yep your on to me George but I have a variation in mind. Not so olive but still drab. Won't require washin-n-waxing. Easy touch up.

I'm looking for some cheap L-19 rocket pods as well. Cheap being the operative word here which means if I ever have them they will be duplicates I've fabricated.

That'll be fine, just as long as the paperwork shows them to be original 170-A rocket tubes.

trake · Post by **trake** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:59 pm

"speaking" of touch up Valspar brand white primer in the rattle cans works really well (for an older paint job like mine). Especially on steel parts like gear legs , door stops, tie down rings. Sometimes I dont bother with a gloss coat. You can get it at Lowes. Its surprising how much you can improve the general appearance by detailing the paint-at least from 10 feet. You have to do the prep work of course. Pardon the syntax

Kyle Wolfe · Post by **Kyle Wolfe** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:16 pm

Bruce we know you - don't let Gahorn's comments cause you to go out to the hanger and start to inhale stripper fumes

My vote for a paint job would be cub yellow with the lightnin' bolt. I recall seeing that bird land like a cub at Petit Jean.

Indopilot · Post by **Indopilot** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:27 pm

Just don't paint it to imitate a helicap, hulecop, err fling wing! Even though that big round tail is big enough to paint like a tail rotar.