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Steves S-20 Build Site.
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Date: 10-2-2016
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Number of Hours: 8.00
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Brief Description: Painting Landing Gear and Glare Shield.
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After somewhat of a marathon session getting the fuselage painted, I thought I would tackle a smaller project for the weekend.... It turned out to be about as big as any other....
* This was the first time I used the epoxy primer for metal parts. I am using PPG DPLF primer, which indicates one coat with 1/2 part acetone for flexible parts. On my first try I ended up with serious runs and lots of "speckled" areas. I let it dry/cure for an hour, and then tried to sand out the flaws, but it didn't go well, so I ended up washing it all off with acetone.
* For my second attempt I made a few changes and ended up with a successful primer application. - Instead of using grease and wax remover I cleaned the parts with lacquer thinner until the white rag I was using was clean, I tried not using the optional acetone, but it was too thick (orange peel), so I used 1/2 part thinner, but I used 870 reducer instead of acetone, and I used two light coats instead of trying to get full coverage with one coat.
I neglected to take pictures of the finished parts....
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Main gear ready to be painted.
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Glare shield pieces ready for paint.
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How I fastened the glare shield pieces.
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