Painting where clearcoat has peeled

[Don Bradner]

Blue Thunder has peeling clearcoat all along the upper edges. I'm not likely to
spring for a full paint job, so my choices were to do nothing, or attempt some
spot repair.

The back cap was the worst, depending on angle and lighting. I tried some test
spots of fresh clear-coat, but the colors did not match, so I decided to paint.

Over the past couple of days, because we had good weather for it, I did the
largest area which is blue. Clearcoat was removed with plastic scraper and
220-grit sandpaper, then everything was sanded with 400-grit.

I used Dupont Nason 2K Ful-Thane urethane, which does not need a clearcoat.
Saves a lot of work and about half the cost. The results are not professional,
but more than adequate especially for an area 11 feet off the ground where
nobody is going to be looking at it closely.

I've put up a page with before/during/after pictures at
http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/painting.cfm

I probably won't get to the rest of the blue, or the red and gold portions,
until sometime this summer.

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA