Painting with Latex House Paint

Lots of the skin on frame kayak guys use polyester skins (heavier
weight than airplane however). They prefer oil based house paint, and
just thin the first few coats enough so as to have it soak thru the
fabric to encapsulate the fibers. Just a data point from a similar
construction style. Never tried it on a plane.

Brian Huffaker, DSWL )
RV-8A #80091 countersinking cockpit rails
Starduster Too 23UT flying

On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:49:38 +0000 (UTC), Brian Huffaker
wrote:

Lots of the skin on frame kayak guys use polyester skins (heavier
weight than airplane however). They prefer oil based house paint, and
just thin the first few coats enough so as to have it soak thru the
fabric to encapsulate the fibers. Just a data point from a similar
construction style. Never tried it on a plane.

Brian Huffaker, DSWL )
RV-8A #80091 countersinking cockpit rails
Starduster Too 23UT flying
Being submerged in water for a good part of their life, there MAY be
an advantage to oil based paints on a Kayak. However, good Latex DOES
stand up relatively well even in that application, on cotton canvas
anyway.
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