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11-27-2008, 10:12 PM
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Flyin' Around
 Join Date: Mar 2008
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Matching Paint
I have a 1/4 scale Pitts that needed some surgery on the cowl.
Does anyone have any suggestions on where to get paint matched/mixed? I have some monokote that I put up for reference and it's not dark enough, so buying the matching monokote paint is out. I know you can get latex paint color matched, and I was thinking of checking to see if wal-mart or home depot could match it in an epoxy paint (without buying a gallon!). Thanks for any suggestions! Chris |
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11-27-2008, 10:23 PM
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Bad-ass Super Contributer!
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canada, BC, Comox-Strathcona Regional District
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Re: Matching Paint
NELSON HOBBIES
http://www.nelsonhobby.com/paint.html
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11-27-2008, 10:30 PM
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tissue ? cry baby jack wagon!
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Location: pyote,texas
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Re: Matching Paint
byer brand at walmart in a quart can-----7 dollars latex exterior and minwax polycrylic clear coat
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11-27-2008, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Farmington, CT
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Re: Matching Paint
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11-27-2008, 11:02 PM
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One of Gods own prototypes.
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Location: Oak Ridge, North Carolina
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Re: Matching Paint
Nelsons is good stuff. Easy to use. No smell. But he says the paint he needs doesn't match Monokote. Getting a custom mix from Jerry would be difficult. Your best bet is a good quality exterior latex. Poly-c isn't really nessasary with a gas engine but will prolong the life of the paint. Do yourself a favor if you use latex. Let it cure a week before you expose it to gas/exhaust.
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11-28-2008, 07:56 AM
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tissue ? cry baby jack wagon!
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Re: Matching Paint
don't use polyurethanee it will peel and turn yellow,use polycyclic there is a big difference
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave >safely and in a well preserved body,but rather to skid in > sideways,totally screwed up,worn out,shouting,"oh damn what a fine ride! AMA 98634 > HEY I GOT A DIVORCE----HELL YEA > Futaba, FROMECO:a good way to get a charge out of life ,,3w all the way for a good day |
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11-28-2008, 09:40 AM
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Mouth Runner
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Farmington, CT
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Re: Matching Paint
If you don't mind using automotive basecoat/clearcoat, see if you have a Dupont automotive paint dealer nearby. They have a device that takes three snapshots of your covering and comes up with a paint code (assuming one exists to match it). I have been using the Dupont Chroma base on my last couple planes....the match is exceptional. They can even have it mixed and put into a spray bomb for you. The only downsides are you have to clear and if you don't have a booth, the fumes are horrendous
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11-28-2008, 12:28 PM
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www.rcdude.com
Join Date: May 2006
Location: St helens OR
Age: 44
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Re: Matching Paint
want to make sure you do a clear coat of a HIGH UV protectant clear coat as well , to help protect against fading from the sun! No matter what paint you decide to use!
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