I need some real help from some knowledge experts in the area of painting. I know we have a few of them here. In addition to building RV-7 (very slow process) I fly a lot including gliders. I just bought one from England and I had it shipped to U.S.
It looks like customs oversees opened the trailer and they did not closed it properly. As a result the top of the vertical stabilizer got scratched. I need to repair it, but I have no idea how to start. I attached a couple of pictures of the damage.
http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03354gu2.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03354gu2.jpg
The finish on the glider is 2K acrylic paint (German Lesonal). I have the paint and hardener but not the thinner. The manufacturer says the ratios are 5-2-0.5. I hope I can somehow do it without the thinner since they ask to add very little of it. I will also try to match a US thinner (using MSDS data).
Now I do not know what is under the paint. It looks like some kind of base and then there is something behind the base (I think it is polyester). The area in question is about 4-5 inches wide and about ? of an inch high (all scratches). I would like to bring this area to perfect condition.
I am looking for some instructions on how to fix this area.
What materials to use under the new paint so I can even the surface first and create a good base for the 2K acrylic paint? I do not have access to European suppliers so I may have to work with US products.
Then should I mask everything and shoot the area with Sata minijet gun (I have access to this car detailing gun) or should I use fine brash to apply the paint and very fine sand paper to blend it in with undamaged area?
If someone could outline all the steps to take I would appreciate very much.
Thanks a lot.
Andrzej
It looks like customs oversees opened the trailer and they did not closed it properly. As a result the top of the vertical stabilizer got scratched. I need to repair it, but I have no idea how to start. I attached a couple of pictures of the damage.
http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03354gu2.jpg
http://img511.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc03354gu2.jpg
The finish on the glider is 2K acrylic paint (German Lesonal). I have the paint and hardener but not the thinner. The manufacturer says the ratios are 5-2-0.5. I hope I can somehow do it without the thinner since they ask to add very little of it. I will also try to match a US thinner (using MSDS data).
Now I do not know what is under the paint. It looks like some kind of base and then there is something behind the base (I think it is polyester). The area in question is about 4-5 inches wide and about ? of an inch high (all scratches). I would like to bring this area to perfect condition.
I am looking for some instructions on how to fix this area.
What materials to use under the new paint so I can even the surface first and create a good base for the 2K acrylic paint? I do not have access to European suppliers so I may have to work with US products.
Then should I mask everything and shoot the area with Sata minijet gun (I have access to this car detailing gun) or should I use fine brash to apply the paint and very fine sand paper to blend it in with undamaged area?
If someone could outline all the steps to take I would appreciate very much.
Thanks a lot.
Andrzej