Painting where clearcoat has peeled

[gnburke@...>]

Don, Good looking bus. Do you have a closer picture of the finished paint job,
as a little further out than the first pic., but closer than the last finished
pic. I have some of the same paint problems, along with some peeling. Am looking
for a (quick and cheep), way to get it to hold until next year. Have to many
other issures to deal with at present. BTY, were you ever in the USAF? G.Burke
77FC 31 Charlotte
----- Original Message -----
From: Don Bradner
To: wanderlodgeforum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:44 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Painting where clearcoat has peeled


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





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