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Eastwood paints
Has anyone used Eastwood paints to paint an RV? If so, did you use single stage or base coat / clear coat? Pros and cons of using Eastwood products??
Gathering information prior to painting an RV-10. Thank you, Brian |
Primer only
I am using Eastwood (DTM) direct to metal Epoxy primer. Working out very well. Goes on nicely even with a cheap HVLP sprayer. I use PreKote etch first, then let dry and then primer. Ready to touch in 1 hr, I wait 24 hrs before i assemble.
To your question, i have not used any of their exterior top coats . . . |
My take on paint
I had asked for advice in this thread. Lots of people like JetFlex. The water-based one is easier to spray, but both versions are awful expensive. The best tip I got in there was for Sherwin Williams Polane T. It has sheen properties right in the sweet spot at 30 units or so.
I'm more or less ruling out 2-stage because of the work it would take. Does Eastwood give a gloss rating of their paints? Its hard to find a single stage thats in the goldilocks zone of gloss ratings between ultra flat and semigloss. My experience anyway. |
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Summit and Eastwood paints are re-branded Kirker paint. I have done several projects with Kirker and have had nothing but positive results.
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I used summits epoxy primer and it was great. ![]() |
Summit is definitely Kirker. I had a few tech questions and they confirmed Summit was made by them when I contacted Kirker.
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Nason Paint
I used Nason Fulthane single stage paint on our -8 with good results. I read the technical documents, read a few comments from pros and practiced on a condemned -6 tail. The price is reasonable and it's easy enough to spray even using an inexpensive (Harbor Freight) spray gun.
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Follow-up question
I have a follow up question. I have been looking at the Summit single stage paint for my project. What is best practice for primer on an airplane? As I understand, for a car, you would typically use body filler, epoxy primer, urethane high build primer, then paint. That sounds very heavy?
Would one wet coat of primer be acceptable? If so, epoxy or urethane? Also, I don?t want to use Alodine. Is there a primer that sticks good w/o Alodine? Thanks, Bill |
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