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clemwehner(at)sbcglobal.n
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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:23 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

Kitfoxers,

  

 Can the flaperons be  painted directly onto the aluminum, or do they have to be covered with fabric  first?

  

  

 tnx,

  

 Clem

 Oklahoma

 Kitfox IV-912, under  construction since 1991

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815TL

Joined: 10 Oct 2008
Posts: 62

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject: Re: Flaperon painting

Mine are painted right on the aluminum.  I didn't build it, so I can't say if that is the correct way, but it seems fine on mine.



Andrew

815TL, Kitfox II, Rotax 582-C

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john beirne

Joined: 02 Oct 2006
Posts: 24
Location: Ireland

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Flaperon painting

have never seen a kitfox with fabric covered flapperons

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Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:25 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

At 12:19 PM 1/23/2009, you wrote:

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 Prime and paint. Don't cover them.



 

 Guy Buchanan

 San Diego, CA

 K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.    [quote][b]

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Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

Clem,  

This is how I painted mine, lightly scuffed the surface with a scotch brite pad or a 360 grit wet dry then cleaned with Alumiprep 33 an aluminum prepping agent. Then primed with a 2 part epoxy primer then used a standard automotive enamel color matched to my Polytone paint.  

   

There are many other options for prep methods, primer and final paint, important thing is to make sure you prep, prime and then paint.   

PS. No fabric needed.  

Lloyd   

       

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Clem  

    

Oklahoma  

    

Kitfox IV-912, under construction since 1991  

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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 12:09 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

I painted directly on the aluminum....with Poly-fiber enamel, not  

Poly-tone paint.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 600.2 hrs

Sensenich 62x46

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

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 Can the flaperons be painted directly onto the aluminum, or do they  

 have to be covered with fabric first?

 tnx,



 Clem

 Oklahoma

 Kitfox IV-912, under construction since 1991

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Vic Baker

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 71
Location: Carson City, Nevada

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:25 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

I followed the Polyfiber manual.  Prime,  let dry 48 hours,  prime again 

then shoot Polytone into the wet primer.   Next Kitfox I build I'll take 

care not to scratch the flapperons and just leave them shinny aluminum.





Vic Baker

S7 912S Warp

Phase 1 flight testing

Carson City, Nv

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Joined: 19 Jul 2006
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Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:34 pm Post subject: Flaperon painting

Then add polish...  lots of polish and elbow grease.  I polished a prop for

a fellow once...believe me paint is easier to take care of.



Noel



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