P-40 and a paint question

[ChrisSarnowski]

I'm working on a P-40 for the Brodak WW2 combat event. It is based on the Brodak P-40 kit that I won here, but is using a Corehouse foam wing. I resized it to 90% of the kit size to match the wing. Here's a couple of pictures (I am further along now).

Now for the question. It is going to get a Rustoleum finish. There are some new Rustoleum Camoflage spray cans available. They are not "Stops Rust" enamel. The data sheets for the Camo cans says Acrylic modified Alkyd, solvents xylene, acetone, and tolulol. The data sheets for the Stops Rust cans say Oil modified Alkyd, solvents xylene and acetone. Do you think the Camo paints are fuel proof?

Thanks, Chris

[Chuck Feldman]

  You have to test the paint.  Do not make the mistake of using troublesome paint.

Chuck Feldman

[Phil Spillman]

By All means try this new stuff on some scrap foam!!!!!! With all those special solvents in it it may just dissolve you new foam core! Better scrap than sorry!

Phil Spillman

[ChrisSarnowski]

I'm going to cover the wing with SLC before I hit it with primer and Rustoleum. I'm pretty sure the foam would dissolve from the primer or rustoleum. Thought someone might have some experience to share with the Camo paint.

Updated picture attached. Next time I stop the spruce spar before the rounded wingtips. The spruce is a pain to sand down to match the curve of the wingtips. I'll put an inch or so of easier sanding balsa in the ends of spar groove instead.

-Chris

[john e. holliday]

Looks too good to be used for combat.  But then again I remember the days when we put decent finishes on combat planes.

[ChrisSarnowski]

Thanks Doc.

Did you see the model that Paul Smith flew for WWII combat last year? That was a beauty!
It was a Nakajima Ki-27 "Nate".

-Chris