Aircraft refinishing, 101

[PeterL]

Hi Jim

I bought one of these:http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog...lickkey=344034

I am EXTREMELY pleased with it. I've sprayed Epoxy primer, all the different coatings( Poly Fiber and Ceconite) and polyurethane with it. All came out NICE...

I went with Poly Fiber because one of their factory reps is a good friend of mine and was an invaluable resource. I'm also familiar with it( couple of gliders redone)- not so much with Stewarts and was leery of trying something new- especially when I'm paying for it LOL

Shane-o

Post some pictures Shane.

[gliderman]

Peter

I don't know how- silly me.....

[kloudking1]

Shane you can open up a free Photobucket account and upload pics from your desktop or phone to Photobucket. Once you upload the pic, there will be an IMG link you can copy and paste into this forum and your pic will show up on your post.

Tony

[Tripacer76D]

Hi Jim

I bought one of these:http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog...lickkey=344034

I am EXTREMELY pleased with it. I've sprayed Epoxy primer, all the different coatings( Poly Fiber and Ceconite) and polyurethane with it. All came out NICE...

I went with Poly Fiber because one of their factory reps is a good friend of mine and was an invaluable resource. I'm also familiar with it( couple of gliders redone)- not so much with Stewarts and was leery of trying something new- especially when I'm paying for it LOL

Shane-o

OK, so maybe I haven't looked closely enough, but do I need to buy an air compresser to go with that?

[Tripacer76D]

Looked a little closer at it and it appears that that includes everything I'd need. Thanks again, Shane!!

[kloudking1]

Jim,

If you are using Stewarts, they recommend a specific gun with theirs http://www.stewartsystems.aero/produ...v-hvlp-gun-kit and all you need is a respirator for breathing and an air compressor. . If you are using poly-fiber, then here is a turbine HVLP for a good price http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=6 and a breathing system http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=3. No compressor needed with these products.

[Tripacer76D]

Jim,

If you are using Stewarts, they recommend a specific gun with theirs http://www.stewartsystems.aero/produ...v-hvlp-gun-kit and all you need is a respirator for breathing and an air compressor. . If you are using poly-fiber, then here is a turbine HVLP for a good price http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=6 and a breathing system http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=3. No compressor needed with these products.

Thanks, Tony!!!

[kloudking1]

Your welcome!

[gliderman]

Nope; comes complete with a fresh air supply and mask- a must for spraying epoxy( and anything else)

OK, so maybe I haven't looked closely enough, but do I need to buy an air compresser to go with that?

[Jim Hann]

Jim,

If you are using Stewarts, they recommend a specific gun with theirs http://www.stewartsystems.aero/produ...v-hvlp-gun-kit and all you need is a respirator for breathing and an air compressor. . If you are using poly-fiber, then here is a turbine HVLP for a good price http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=6 and a breathing system http://www.turbineproducts.com/servlet/Detail?no=3. No compressor needed with these products.

Actually, Stewarts also uses/recommends the Tekna Prolite also by DeVilbiss. That is what I'm using and so far (primer only) it has been very easy to set up and use. I did tee two 110v compressors together but so far the newer one has handled 98% of the pressure drop.

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