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Old 09-17-2009, 09:46 PM
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Default Painting back of prop black?
Hi all. The used prop i picked up is a wood prop that has been painted completely white. Im not sure what it was painted with...

I want to paint the back flat black, maybe the whole thing (no white on my plane).

I know Sherwin-Williams Polane L is what is recommended, but can i use something more readily available to spray the back flat black real quick before i mount it up?
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Old 09-18-2009, 05:39 AM
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..Cheap flat black rattle can.

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Old 09-18-2009, 05:50 AM
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..Cheap flat black rattle can.

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Old 09-18-2009, 06:55 AM
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Yep! Rattle can flat black works just fine.
And just to be technically correct, that would be the "face" of the prop.
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Old 09-20-2009, 09:49 PM
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Take care with how you apply the paint, It dosen't take much to get it out of balance.
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