PPG primer and paint specs and source

[avidflyer]

Poly fiber (poly tone) is only about $100 per gallon, and it's made for fabric, and has a very proven history. Easy to paint, won't kill you with it's fumes. What am I missing. JImChuk

[efwd]

I agree. My poly tone could be applied by a three year old and it looks great. Ive repaired some that got over spray and you can't tell. What is missing? Gloss. Sure there are products and techniques (more $$) to get gloss out of it but its not like the PPG or Endura. I have a color chip of Endura that I got from Oshkosh. It was a business card they handed out. Man, its pretty.
Eddie

[aviator79]

I agree. My poly tone could be applied by a three year old and it looks great. Ive repaired some that got over spray and you can't tell. What is missing? Gloss. Sure there are products and techniques (more $$) to get gloss out of it but its not like the PPG or Endura. I have a color chip of Endura that I got from Oshkosh. It was a business card they handed out. Man, its pretty.
Eddie

To gloss, I'd add durability, and chemical resistance. The Poly Fiber manual does a pretty good job describing the tradeoffs. I sprayed a light coat of Poly-tone white under my Aero-thane orange to ensure color consistency. I used a mild paint cleaning solvent between coats, and it took the Poly-Tone off of some of the high spots. Fuel will stain it readily if you don't keep it waxed.

If you're really pinching pennies in your build, or you plan to operate your plane such that you anticipate making fabric repairs often, Poly-Tone is the obvious choice. Otherwise, the urethanes hold up better. I'm more interested in what advantages PPG offers over Aero-thane and Ranthane, which are formulated for fabric, plenty glossy, and cost less than half as much. I suppose color selection is one advantage.

[HighWing]

Poly fiber (poly tone) is only about $100 per gallon,..

It had been about 15 years since covering my first Kitfox before painting my second and was.surprised by the cost of paint. A friend told me about $2000.

I totally agree with Jim. I remember once flying to a build center to visit the "West Desert Fly-in". The build center built Rans kit planes and used an automotive paint with elasticizer. Several big bare spots on some airplanes.where the paint cracked and pealed. Sorry, but in my mind it sort of is like auto conversion engines.

[AirFox]

I bought 4 gallons of Aerothane for my SS7 and only used 2.5. Could have done it in 2 gallons if I was a better painter.