Gentlemen,

This is not an all inclusive test, but the results may be of benefit to some model painters.

The info below concerns a test on the fuel resistance ability of Krylon (rattle can) enamel paint.

Started with four different cans of Krylon paint; 1) Brown 'gloss', 2) Brown 'satin', 3) White 'satin', and 4) Clear 'gloss' and painted a 6 inch wide wood board.  The paint dried on for a two of days.

Then applied model fuel with 10% nitro content to the board and kept the board wet with the fuel for 4 days.

At the end of 4 days, the fuel had not soften the paint.  Attempted to wipe off the paint, it did not come off on the rag.

My conclusion is that the Krylon paint is fairly fuel resistant.
A modeler should be able to use the Krylon as long as they cleaned their aircraft after the day of flying.

I have no involvement with Krylon paint company.
This is not a guarantee that Krylon is 100% fuel proof.

It does give me confidence to use Krylon paint and consider it fuel resistant.


T Michael Jennings    
Knoxville, TN



 

If you do have someone else spray your clear, don't let anybody know about.   As far as me I don't worry how people get the paint on their planes.   Now after reading your results I may try it on the plane I am working on now.   Don't know if it was the primer or the reducer, but the foam has softened in places on the wing.  Did the procedure of spackling compound on the foam til it was smooth.   Then put silkspan on with water based acrylic clear straight out of the can.   Did three coats with just enough sanding to smoothe the surface.   After several days I sprayed the gray primer.   But, it is a knock around plane just for flying.

My last three stunt ships have been finished with Krylon cans with automotive two-part clear on them and are still flying, one of them, my Crosswind 1, is now ten years old with over a thousand flights on it.  I use 10% fuel all the time, don't always clean the ship as well as I should, and have had absolutely no issues with the finish.

Here's a clue, I just finished my Pawnee with Krylon but needed some black for the anti-glare panel on the nose - I found a can of Rustoleum black already in the shop and used that; NO -NO-NO!!!  It reacted just like lacquer over enamel. (That's more than likely just what it was.) I scraped the whole mess off the nose with a plastic card and started over.

"Good" Will Hinton,

OK, so you're saying you cannot place Rust-o-leum over Krylon, correct?

You CAN, use auto two part clear over Krylon, correct?

Does Krylon cans have those new fan type spray tips?

I could never really get the hang of spraying with an aerosol can. Especially on large areas. Requires paying attention?

Your Pawnee is completed?

Charles

My last three stunt ships have been finished with Krylon cans with automotive two-part clear on them and are still flying, one of them, my Crosswind 1, is now ten years old with over a thousand flights on it.  I use 10% fuel all the time, don't always clean the ship as well as I should, and have had absolutely no issues with the finish.

Here's a clue, I just finished my Pawnee with Krylon but needed some black for the anti-glare panel on the nose - I found a can of Rustoleum black already in the shop and used that; NO -NO-NO!!!  It reacted just like lacquer over enamel. (That's more than likely just what it was.) I scraped the whole mess off the nose with a plastic card and started over.

I'm guessing it was NOT Gloss Enamel but Flat Black ? ...which I believe is not Enamel.

Check out the post here that says "Rustoleum Painter's touch" information.  I think Robert and others have shown me the reason for my problem with the black panel on my Pawnee.
as a Krylon user, this is precious info for me!!!  Thanks guys!

The little A-26 profile (probably seen here more times than that well-known RC Pattern ship!) was dusted with "Painter's Touch" rattle cans --- topped, after one month, with Ace satin polyurethane.  No apparent problem with 25% nitro, although its short (2-year) life probably wasn't a fair test.

The little A-26 profile (probably seen here more times than that well-known RC Pattern ship!) was dusted with "Painter's Touch" rattle cans --- topped, after one month, with Ace satin polyurethane.  No apparent problem with 25% nitro, although its short (2-year) life probably wasn't a fair test.

Mike,

That is absolutely a fine looking airplane, sorry about your loss with it.

Any reason you haven put a second one together?

Rocket hard points and all!!

Charles