Harley, Thank you for sharing your rolling and tipping paint results with us. Questions: How many coats of paint did you apply? How much paint did you use? What primer did you use? What equipment did

Stippling is short vertical stabs with the brush to get the epoxy to work into the fiberglass. Tippling is very light strokes across the top of the paint to break up the bubbles and the

Points of Interest... 1.) Rolling and Tipping requires its own type of self leveling paint. 2.) Our canard aircraft are built with unique methods that are good for the homebuilder (moldless

Tipping? Isn't it called stippling? At least thats what I learned to do with epoxy on a Cozy.😂 Greg Norman

Agreed with you as far as rolling paint. It seems as if you missed the tipping part of the procedure. The rolling is just to get the paint evenly on the substrate. The tipping removes the bubbles and

When is the last time a yacht won a gold Lindy for it’s flawless paint job? 🤔 Has a plane with a rolled paint job ever won at OSH? I suppose it is possible, but I find it unlikely. I am a

Spec sheet for this product says it goes (brush, roll and tip, spray) on 3 mils wet, 1-2 mils dry. https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=336213

I guess al those yachts with there beautiful topsides are just illusions and that manufactures don’t make paint for that purpose is also an illusion. I assume your comment is based on a great deal

I hate to be a skeptic but isn’t this outdated paint and a bit heavy going on with a roller? Greg Norman

Never saw an argument I could stay out of. Well, not really. Bob, what's the purpose of the paint job? If it's to show, fine. But if the entire purpose is a fun aircraft, then the appearance is

Actually, the paint has the most shine BEFORE cutting and buffing which takes away maybe 5% of the shine. C/B is to get the imperfections (dust, orange peel, dry spots) out. --

Harley, are you flying yet?

12 inches away from it, one can see the non paint imperfections... specifically due to my dread of sanding! Another reason I wanted to use the paint I did...no need to buff or finish sand to get

Just "White"! I think it's #3175 in the Pettit line. I picked the whitest of the whites. Harley

Be aware that during production a batch of paint is identified as a dye lot. It may be difficult to get two cans of anything out of the same dye lot. You may get lucky but you may end up mixing the

Very nice. What specific color number did you use? There seem to be dozens of shades of white to choose from; I like this one. Also, am I correct in assuming that you painted the ailerons &

I'll admit that looks pretty damn good! --

Harley, that looks pretty good in the pic. How does it look when your eyes are 12" away? Is it perfect? I'm a pretty good painter (3 EZ's and 20 cars) and even with a $600.00 Sata spray gun my

FOD, may be a possibility. Now that it is mentioned, a cable from a GPS antenna suctioned to the top of the canopy once did get caught between the frame and the longeron some hours ago. However, that

And a couple of more examples of my plane's finish. Harley