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1. 09:57 AM - Painting Questions and Advice (Daniel Snow)
2. 01:23 PM - TRADE: RV 6/8 Emp Construction video for RV 9 Video (Brandon Rigio)
3. 01:34 PM - Re: Painting Questions and Advice (RAS)
4. 02:26 PM - Re: TRADE: RV 6/8 Emp Construction video for RV 9 Video (Andy Gold)
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| Subject: | Painting Questions and Advice |
The spec sheet says it can be taped in about 8 hours. I let mine cure
overnight and still got tape trails. The next time I let it cure for about
24 hours and that worked much better. My problem is probably that I'm
putting on too much paint. I'm about to paint now and will try using more
reducer to reduce paint buildup and to get more flow out.
> Time: 04:30:16 PM PST US
> From: "n801bh@netzero.com" <n801bh@netzero.com>
> Subject: Re: RV-List: Painting Questions and Advice
>
>As alot of us that have painted our kit planes know by now,
> there is a VERY fine line between getting a slick finish with very li
> ttle orange peel and creating that dreaded ,,, RUN .. I am curious thoug
> h, with the product your are spraying,, How long do you wait for the pai
> nt to cure till you tape off for stripes???
>
> Thanks in advance..
>
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| Subject: | TRADE: RV 6/8 Emp Construction video for RV 9 Video |
I have the Orndorff RV-6/8 Empennage videos and I would like to make a
straight trade with anyone who has the RV-9 video. Reply off list if
you're interested.
Thanks,
Brandon.
B_rigio@hotmail.com
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| Subject: | Re: Painting Questions and Advice |
Hi All,
two things are of major influence when you paint:
1: temperature, most two pack paints require at least 15 centigrade
preferable a bit higher around 18- 20 C mark. IF you CANNOT maintain this
temperature for at least 6 hours, don't even attempt any paint spraying.
2: humidity,humidy between 40 - 70 % is fairly ideal. It can be elevated by
wetting the floor, this is perfect when you're trying to accelerate the
curing of polyurethane. Around 27C with a bucket of water over the floor
does miracles on the cure time with Polyurethane. Excessive high temps won't
hasten your case with poly.
The 2 points above are required because of chemical reaction to be started
and maintained between base and hardener. Yes, I know people too who claim
to got away with far less, but it's like a poorly built aircraft, it flies
and that's that.
Technique and practise is what will make your paintjob look well. It can't
be stressed enough 2 thin coats are better than one heavy one, regardless of
what you spray.
When I paint RV's I give it a single crosscoat where I just go a bit heavier
than dusting the surface. When it's complete I go out of the booth and have
a coffee and a snack, after half an hour I suit up again and give it a wet
crosscoat. Look into the light and spray along with the mirror, in other
words when you do your wet crosscoat which is about twice as haevy as your
first coat, you'll notice that you get a good glossy finish which mirrors.
When you make your passes keep spraying in a 50% overlap with the previous
track and bring the mirror towards you without any hurry and without any
interuptions. This will avoid any dry spots you 'll have to cut and polish
afterwards.
As you'll appreciate it's not that easy to teach someone to spray over the
internet, so I only can give you some of the basic tips, if you practise a
bit, even on a bit of masking paper, you'll swiftly get the hang of it. The
most difficult thing in the begining will be the set up of your gun. Again
use the masking paper and set up the ratio between paint and air. Too much
paint at a given amount of air WILL produce orangepeel, no matter what type
of paint you spray.
Finally, the distance between the tip of your gun and your object is about
the spread of your hand, spread hand as far as it goes, the distance between
little finger and thumb is about 8" with most adults a faiurly good distance
to start of with.
As goes for runs and sags, I've been painting airliners for years both in
the factory and out in the big maintenace facilities for years and light
aircraft in the more recent years, they still occasionally happen. As long
as you keep moving and don't keep hitting the same spot over and over you'll
have a fair chance avoiding them.
To aid your concentration switching of the cellphone is certainly a help!
Good luck to all of you trying it for the first time and keep the paint to a
minimum, it's an aircarft and not classic Rolls Royce motorcar needing 32
coats of paint.
Marcel
RV7 flying
RV10 allmost
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| Subject: | Re: TRADE: RV 6/8 Emp Construction video for RV 9 Video |
Brandon,
We are discontinueing the Orndorf video series but still have a couple of
RV-9 empennage VHS videos on the shelf. If you can't find one as a trade,
you can have one of these for $20.
Call Builder's Bookstore to order 970 887-2207.
Thanks,
Andy
www.buildersbooks.com
do not archive
- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Rigio" <brandon.rigio@kodak.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:25 PM
Subject: RV-List: TRADE: RV 6/8 Emp Construction video for RV 9 Video
>
> I have the Orndorff RV-6/8 Empennage videos and I would like to make a
> straight trade with anyone who has the RV-9 video. Reply off list if
> you're interested.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon.
>
> B_rigio@hotmail.com
>
>
>
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