Time to paint the feathers ...
The C-180 flaps, elevators and rudder are hanging.
Prepped with alumiprep and alodine ...
ready to shoot with Endura Ep2C primer and white EX2C white.
Wondering about the need for reducer in the blend?
What about hardner?
Suggestion welcome.
Exciting to reach this stage in the project ...
Thanks

54c180 wrote:Time to paint the feathers ...
The C-180 flaps, elevators and rudder are hanging.
Prepped with alumiprep and alodine ...
ready to shoot with Endura Ep2C primer and white EX2C white.
Wondering about the need for reducer in the blend?
What about hardner?
Suggestion welcome.
Exciting to reach this stage in the project ...
Thanks

You should investigate using the Endura EP-PA primer instead of the EP-2C. The EP-PA is made specifically for aircraft and contains strontium chromate which is an excellent corrosion inhibitor (better than the zinc chromate in the EP-2C, I believe). Something else to consider is that the EP-PA recommended film thickness is less than the EP-2C which results in a slight weight savings.... not sure how much it would really add up to though.

As for additives, that would depend specifically on the environmental conditions when you're painting and the equipment you're using. When I've painted small sections (touch ups), I've never used any additives at all, other than Endura EX2C thinner to get the correct viscosity (and most of the time I hardly needed any). One additive that might be worth looking into is a flex agent for areas of the aircraft that might 'oil can' or otherwise flex. For example, the bottoms of wings or other large, flat surfaces.

Chris

You SHOULD have the tech sheets for whatever paint you're using...follow them. The people that developed the paint have spent lots of time and money to figure out what does and doesn't work.
JH