Painting where clearcoat has peeled

[Don Bradner]

I'll see what I can do tomorrow. The first picture doesn't show how bad the
peeling was, and I fear a closeup may make my paint job look worse than it is,
but we'll see.

On 4/6/2007 at 5:11 PM gnburke@... wrote:

>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
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> I've put up a page with before/during/after pictures at
>http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/painting.cfm
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> I probably won't get to the rest of the blue, or the red and gold
>portions, until sometime this summer.
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> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Eureka, CA
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Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA