RE: Panel/Paint

[Harold Lanfear]

I used Floquil Model Railroad paint on my Kitfox panel about 700 hours ago and it doesn't scratch, peel, etc. It puts a very thin, very flat finish on and drys almost instantly. You can buy Floquil paints at many hobby shops in about any color.

I'd use it on my RV8 except I wnat to use a Walnut Burl Veneer this time - after much testing. I used it initially on the Kitfox, but had adhesion problems which I've now solved. Still have the Floquil as backup

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[petehowell]

I finally pulled the left side of the panel to refinish the paint. I had flat black originally and was never quite happy with it. This time, I laid on a Krylon black wrinkle finish and it looks great, IMHO. The right side has had this paint for more than a year and it is wearing well.

I baked the paint on for 3 hours in a 200 deg convection oven for a hard, tough finish. It has a nice depth and shimmer to it, but is non reflective. It feels nice, and won't show paw marks from the kids, either.

I re-made all the labels on my P-touch machine with industrial adhesive tape, using Denmark font - kinda funky and fun.

Krylon Wrinkle Finish $6 at Checker Auto