Interior paint

I’m with UH on this, acrylic enamel is tough enough to withstand rough treatment the cockpit gets. Rust-o-Liam works well on metal parts. Your local auto paint store will have AE and a good supply of paint related supplies, masking tape, masking sheet, brushes, rollers, etc. Ace Hardware has a wide variety of rattle can spray paint. Pick up grey, flat black, red, yellow, blue and green for the control handles . A first class job will include re-painting the canopy rail. Carefully mask the paint line and then re-mask the cover sheet to the first tape. Mask the outside too...........a few extra minutes here will save an afternoon removing overspray on your canopy. Flat black here and on the glare shield. Best to spray the canopy off the bird, upside down on horses. Good wintertime project.
JJ
Change the cockpit stickers, too Wings & Wheels has them.

On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 7:11:00 AM UTC-8, wrote:
I’m with UH on this, acrylic enamel is tough enough to withstand rough treatment the cockpit gets. Rust-o-Liam works well on metal parts. Your local auto paint store will have AE and a good supply of paint related supplies, masking tape, masking sheet, brushes, rollers, etc. Ace Hardware has a wide variety of rattle can spray paint. Pick up grey, flat black, red, yellow, blue and green for the control handles . A first class job will include re-painting the canopy rail. Carefully mask the paint line and then re-mask the cover sheet to the first tape. Mask the outside too...........a few extra minutes here will save an afternoon removing overspray on your canopy. Flat black here and on the glare shield. Best to spray the canopy off the bird, upside down on horses. Good wintertime project.
JJ
Change the cockpit stickers, too Wings & Wheels has them.

Thanks JJ! Yeah definitely am going to do the canopy rail as well.

I once sprayed my cockpit with auto trunk paint, gray with white, black,
and possibly other colored flecks.Â* It looked great but was too soft and
rubbed off pretty quickly.Â* Maybe I just didn't do a proper prep...

On 11/28/2019 8:10 AM, wrote:
I’m with UH on this, acrylic enamel is tough enough to withstand rough treatment the cockpit gets. Rust-o-Liam works well on metal parts. Your local auto paint store will have AE and a good supply of paint related supplies, masking tape, masking sheet, brushes, rollers, etc. Ace Hardware has a wide variety of rattle can spray paint. Pick up grey, flat black, red, yellow, blue and green for the control handles . A first class job will include re-painting the canopy rail. Carefully mask the paint line and then re-mask the cover sheet to the first tape. Mask the outside too...........a few extra minutes here will save an afternoon removing overspray on your canopy. Flat black here and on the glare shield. Best to spray the canopy off the bird, upside down on horses. Good wintertime project.
JJ
Change the cockpit stickers, too Wings & Wheels has them.

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Dan, 5J

I’ve had good success using Klass Kote epoxy paint. Used a foam roller to apply it. Ended up giving it a nice texture. Once it cured it’s incredibly hard.

On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 4:17:00 PM UTC-8, wrote:
I’ve had good success using Klass Kote epoxy paint. Used a foam roller to apply it. Ended up giving it a nice texture. Once it cured it’s incredibly hard.

Is this the stuff you are using, the grey primer #50? https://www.klasskote..com/epoxy-colors-primers

Is this the stuff you are using, the grey primer #50? https://www.klasskote.com/epoxy-colors-primers

I used battleship grey #112. This was on a new build amateur build experimental so I wasn't trying to match a previously applied color.

On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 3:40:47 PM UTC-8, wrote:

Is this the stuff you are using, the grey primer #50? https://www.klasskote.com/epoxy-colors-primers

I used battleship grey #112. This was on a new build amateur build experimental so I wasn't trying to match a previously applied color.

You can also use the gloss catalyst #405 if you like that look (also known as the wet look). I did that once on an ASW19 and I really liked the result.

Tom

On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 9:45:21 PM UTC-8, 2G wrote:
On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 3:40:47 PM UTC-8, wrote:

Is this the stuff you are using, the grey primer #50? https://www.klasskote.com/epoxy-colors-primers

I used battleship grey #112. This was on a new build amateur build experimental so I wasn't trying to match a previously applied color.

You can also use the gloss catalyst #405 if you like that look (also known as the wet look). I did that once on an ASW19 and I really liked the result.

Tom

Has anyone tried painting the interior of a glider in the colors of Russian military cockpits?