humptybump
Well Known Member
Not all wing walk is black. As a matter of fact, I have now seen white and clear.
Clear Wing Walk is available from Aircraft Spruce. I chose the clear since my wing has is both silvervand black where the wing walk goes. I looked at what would happen if I used black and it really messed with the paint design.
The clear goes on just like the black but, unlike black, every single bubble will show. Since there are a lot of rivets in this area, they all creat a round pocket. If the paint is dark, they show just like air bubbles.
FYI - If you have a light color and think white wing walk would look nice, find an ambulance maintenance supply shop or an emergency vehicle paint and repair shop. They can probably get some white wing walk. Alternately, call Aircraft Spruce apolish if they can special order it or if they would give the name of their supplier of the clear. The company that supplies the clear also sells the white but Aircraft Spruce does not stock it. I know, because they accidentally shipped me the white because their supplier accidentally filled a clear order with white.
Clear Wing Walk is available from Aircraft Spruce. I chose the clear since my wing has is both silvervand black where the wing walk goes. I looked at what would happen if I used black and it really messed with the paint design.
The clear goes on just like the black but, unlike black, every single bubble will show. Since there are a lot of rivets in this area, they all creat a round pocket. If the paint is dark, they show just like air bubbles.
- If you have a solid light color, the clear wing walk may work OK.
- If you fill all the rivets and smooth out the area, clear wing walk should work better..
- If you have dark color or high contrasts and can see your rivets, you should avoid clear wing walk.
FYI - If you have a light color and think white wing walk would look nice, find an ambulance maintenance supply shop or an emergency vehicle paint and repair shop. They can probably get some white wing walk. Alternately, call Aircraft Spruce apolish if they can special order it or if they would give the name of their supplier of the clear. The company that supplies the clear also sells the white but Aircraft Spruce does not stock it. I know, because they accidentally shipped me the white because their supplier accidentally filled a clear order with white.
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