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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Allan Perret on February 20, 2009, 08:16:05 AM
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Have gloss back, need to make it flat for cockpit detailing, on a small area that will be airbrushed. Is there anything I can add to accomplish this ?
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There used to be a flattening agent that you add to laquer when I was using laquer to paint cars, but it was sold by the quart, might be a bit of overkill. If you spray your paint very dry it might work. is this going to be under a canopy or will it be exposed to fuel?
my cockpit detailing I use Acrylic paints from the craft store, the have a "flat" clear that you brush over it when your done painting and it works very well. they also have a gloss, and a satin clear . small bottles, about 4$ each as I recall. Dries fast, covers well, and is easy to clean up. great for cockpits
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Might I suggest just go buy a small can of flat black Rustoleum and a quart of acetone.. You can thin for spraying and clean up with the acetone. It will go over dope just fine, just don't try to put dope over it.. I have airbrushed quite a bit of flat black Rustoleum on profiles and inside canopies of stunters...
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Allan Sig makes a flatting agent for dope. Virginiahobby sports list it on there web site
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Just put some talc or zinc stearate in it! Mix up a little and spray it on a magazine cover to test.
Don
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There used to be a flattening agent that you add to laquer when I was using laquer to paint cars, but it was sold by the quart, might be a bit of overkill. If you spray your paint very dry it might work. is this going to be under a canopy or will it be exposed to fuel?
Its an open cockpit design (Chevelle), but will have a RE muffler with exit on bottom at leading edge of wing. I dont think the cockpit (at the trailing edge of wing) will be exposed to any fuel..