Yesterday I sprayed the internal wing skins of my RV-14 using Stewart Ekopoxy. I was very happy with the paint. It sprayed easy, mixed easy, didn’t stink. I switched to this paint from Veriprime which I love, but I no longer want to accept spraying chromates.
I said that it doesn’t stink - but the wax and degreaser still does, and that is the purpose of this post. I talked to Stewart Systems about not using the Ekoetch process because I am painting at my hangar, without a water supply, and in winter it is hard to rinse off the parts outside (Wisconsin). So I scuffed the surface well with Scotchbrite (mechanical etching instead of the Ekoetch chemical etching), then wiped it down with wax and degreaser until the rag was clean before spraying. A few questions for the collective brain:
1) Has anyone used Ekoetch without rinsing, what did you do, did it work?
2) Does anyone know of a good water based wax and degreaser that doesn’t stink? (The Ekoclean also has some acid in it and asks for a water rinse)
3) Does anyone have a clever hangar sink that can be used with water hauled in from home?
Thanks all - Jason
I said that it doesn’t stink - but the wax and degreaser still does, and that is the purpose of this post. I talked to Stewart Systems about not using the Ekoetch process because I am painting at my hangar, without a water supply, and in winter it is hard to rinse off the parts outside (Wisconsin). So I scuffed the surface well with Scotchbrite (mechanical etching instead of the Ekoetch chemical etching), then wiped it down with wax and degreaser until the rag was clean before spraying. A few questions for the collective brain:
1) Has anyone used Ekoetch without rinsing, what did you do, did it work?
2) Does anyone know of a good water based wax and degreaser that doesn’t stink? (The Ekoclean also has some acid in it and asks for a water rinse)
3) Does anyone have a clever hangar sink that can be used with water hauled in from home?
Thanks all - Jason