Don't use that paint shop. Imron is widely used on aircraft, and a good
paint shop will have no problem stripping it off. If you are seeing major
flaking down to bare metal, it doesn't necessarily mean it was or wasn't a
particular kind of paint. It usually means that the aluminum wasn't prepared
properly for painting.

I have seen where a number of paint shops don't want to deal with Alumigrip
brand paint. Supposedly it's particularly hard to strip. Also, most shops
won't paint your plane if you have had a recent ant-corrosion treatment due
to the oil seepage. But I've never heard of a shop that won't work on an
Imron plane.

Let me advise you strongly to avoid having lacquer paint sprayed on your
plane. It won't last nearly as long as a modern paint like Imron. In fact,
Imron is my paint of choice.

Best regards,

Steve Robertson
N4732J 1967 Beechcraft Musketeer

Paul Folbrecht wrote:

Is there any way to tell if my plane is currently painted in Imron? One
paint shop I'm considering won't touch it if it is. The log entry
doesn't say.

The previous owner had put some clear packing tape over the wing root
vents for winter flying, and when I peeled the stuff off it took paint
with it, leaving me with spots of bare metal. That would lead me to
believe it's NOT Imron.

P.S. I realize this is a stupid question and that it probably doesn't
take a lot of knowledge of paint to tell Imron from Lacquer. :-) Takes
more than I have at the moment though.