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    I am actually getting to the point on my Thatcher CX4 build that I need to start thinking about paint. Dave Thatcher, the designer of the CX4, just finished the prototype of his two seat CX5 and painted it with PPG Concept paint in red, white and black. Does anyone have experience using this paint? What would be the best paint or system for someone who's painting experience is limited to using rattle cans to paint model airplanes? I'm not looking for an award-winning paint job, but I do want it to be the best I can do.

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    I found this and its cheap. Check it out if I was painting I would use something like this.

    http://www.sonerai.net/articles/forc...r-painting.pdf

    As for award winning and rattle cans. I painted a pickup with rattle cans and won more then one first place trophy with it. The last First place trophy was help at the Nationals in Peoria IL in 2007. I placed first in my Class.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRhDrt87ojY

    Tony

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    Quote Originally Posted by mcmurphy View Post
    I am actually getting to the point on my Thatcher CX4 build that I need to start thinking about paint. Dave Thatcher, the designer of the CX4, just finished the prototype of his two seat CX5 and painted it with PPG Concept paint in red, white and black. Does anyone have experience using this paint? What would be the best paint or system for someone who's painting experience is limited to using rattle cans to paint model airplanes? I'm not looking for an award-winning paint job, but I do want it to be the best I can do.
    PPG Concept paint is a very high quality automotive finish. I have used it on several projects, one of which was my RV-6 which was painted.....red, white and black.

    Here are my notes:

    http://thervjournal.com/paint1.html

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    I used single stage which is the simplest to apply and lends itself very nicely to color sanding and buffing. It is, however, expensive as are other high quality urethane finish systems. And it is import to use the system for the entire finish process.
    Sam Buchanan
    The RV Journal RV-6 build log
    Fokker D.VII semi-replica build log

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    PPG has a line of paint that is a little less expensive and still is really good called Delfleet. I have had really good luck with it.

    Best of luck,

    Wes
    N78PS

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