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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Frank Imbriaco on August 28, 2014, 12:35:51 PM
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Spray or can. Needs to be "hot " fuel proof up to 20% nitro.
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In my experience, here is what I can tell you...In a dope / laquer product, dream on. Auto base coat, aint gonna happen. Enamel? forget it.
So... that leaves me reccomending KlassKote Epoxy 2 part paint.
Buy a half pint of the standard black part A, and another half pint of the part B satin hardner instead of the gloss part B, grab 1 qt of their reducer for thinning and cleanup duty, and you are good to go.
I don't know about dipping it in 20% pure Nitro and letting it sit overnight exactly, but I know it's going to be head and shoulders more fuel proof than anything else on the market in a flat color with no clear top coat. I've used KlassKote colors with YS 20/20 when I ran 4strokes and it was fine for direct contact with raw fuel.
EricV
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Eric,
Most of the Epoxy that I used both K&B, Petit Hobbypoxy and klassKote are resistant to 70% nitro. It is a non problem.
Dennis
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Hi Frank, If all else fails try adding corn starch to regular black dope! I did this many yaers ago and ended up with a flat color of my then choice! Try this on some piece of no account work first!
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I've had excellent results with rustoleum gloss and semi gloss black up to 35% nitro. Might be worth the six bucks to buy a can of flat an test it. I've heard rustoleum high temp BBQ paint works but I've not tried it for myself.
Jim
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I wound up using Rustoleum Flat Black from an 8 ounce can. Covers great.
Cheap at WalMart and it passed the exhaust residue test and fuel spill(15%) no sweat after a three week dry period. Doubt I'll ever run more nitro than that in any of my tether cars.
Thanks to all who gave me input.
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One of the major problems with aerosol can paint products is they have no mark resistance properties.
They scratch easily and have no resistance to abuse.
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Not aerosol.