I've tried a few colours and textures:
Cream colour Nextel - disaster
Dark maroon colour carpet to temporarily cover over the above. Better but not
that
good.
Semi matt (it was mixed to be matt, plus a 'bumper' texturizer) dark grey. Just
about tolerable but not perfect.
I wouldn't redo this in anything but matt black, Nextel or 2K (plus the
texturizer
for appearance).
On a sunny day it gets hot and the polyester resin in the panel construction can
be smelled. It hasn't distorted, but needs ventilation anyway (Europas like
to cook avionics).
BTW, if you use Nextel then it can be primed (wet on wet) with any
similarly-coloured
2K paint for a bond that won't shift, there's no need for the Nextel primer.
Duncan McF.
----Original Message----
From: jon.catilli@gmail.com
Date: 09/02/2017 19:39
Subj: Europa-List: Painting the Instrument Module
Hi All,
I'm looking to paint my new instrument module in the next weeks. It's new, so it
currently got the "Europa Factory Gray" gelcoat.
I'm looking for advice/suggestions.
My thoughts are to go for a matt finish, to reduce reflection, and I am thinking
about a "Boeing Beige" in terms of the colour.
Can anyone advise, or offer experiences, as to what is the best colour/texture
for minimising reflections, but also is there any "gotchas" when painting on top
of the gelcoat... the last thing I want is for it to peel straight off
[Laughing]
Best
Jon
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