Paint for flaps

[Jbird 15]

Hi all I'm going to paint my flaperons but not sure what paint would be best . Any help would be great. Thanks Rusty

[wypaul 448]

I used PPG Concept for all FG and metal.  Polytone on the fabric but read that polytone was iffy for metal and fiberglass.

[Jbird 15]

Paul how was the ppg to work with. I did a test with the poly tone the results were marginal when used on aluminum.

[1avidflyer 1983]

If you want to use poly tone on the aluminum and fiberglass parts, some have had success with shooting a coat of epoxy on the parts, and just as the epoxy starts to get tacky, shoot it with the poly tone.  I believe it mentions this in the  poly fiber manual.  Jim Chuk

[LSaupe 123]

My painter recommended aerothane for the flaperons (or anything not fabric).  Actually shot the whole bird in aerothane to avoid any color mismatches.  Aluminum pieces (and fiberglass) came out fantastic.

[1avidflyer 1983]

aerothane is epoxy, so it should stick.  Jim Chuk

[wypaul 448]

The Concept is easy enough but the al must be prepped and primed with the products PPG recommends. Nothing is as easy to spray as the PolyTone but the Concept is fairly simple. Concept is acrylic urethane and like Aerothane which is polyurethane it contains isocyanates and full protection is necessary for safe use. I see Poly-Fiber now has product called Poly-Fiber Mark II for metal and fiberglass in their standard colors and supplied air respirator is "not" required. I think I would lean in that direction if I were doing mine today.

Edited 21 Jul 2015 by Paul S

[Jbird 15]

Thanks for the replys . I'm going to spray my flaps with urethane that I picked up today from a local paint supply store. Hopefully I will get them sprayed by this weekend . Thanks again Rusty