sc_pilot
Active Member
I went to my local Sherman Williams to see what it would cost for the recommended P60G2 wash primer and R7K44 reducer. To my surprise, they said that due to supply chain, Sherwin Williams has stopped production on that product. Not sure whether that’s true or not but I was recommended another product. It’s an industrial water based acrylic primer that was touted as having great adhesion to minimally prepped metal surfaces and good corrosion properties. I kind of like the idea of a water based product for clean up and toxicity.
I’m for sure priming my plane because I live 3 miles from the Ca coast and when I went to look at purchasing an 8 year old rv12 kit at my airport, it had the beginnings of oxidation or corrosion. (White speckled surface over the whole airframe. Not sure what it was but I wasn’t at ease looking at it.) I definitely don’t want that starting on the inside of my plane.
However, I’m thinking I might just forgo spraying with the gun all together and just use a high quality rattle can primer. I used some cheap self etching primer on a zenith rudder kit but wasn’t impressed… even with my low expectations. Scratched off easily.
Opinions on this acrylic product? Anyone used it? Rattle can options? How many rattle cans for a plane? I know Brandon Flores on YouTube used rattle cans for most of his kit but I don’t recall him saying how many he used for each sub kit.
Hoping my kit crates and ships out on time in July
Link to the acrylic primer below:
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/products/pro-industrial-multisurface-acrylic
Product Data Sheet:
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/document/PDS/en/035777897324/
Thanks,
Jacob
I’m for sure priming my plane because I live 3 miles from the Ca coast and when I went to look at purchasing an 8 year old rv12 kit at my airport, it had the beginnings of oxidation or corrosion. (White speckled surface over the whole airframe. Not sure what it was but I wasn’t at ease looking at it.) I definitely don’t want that starting on the inside of my plane.
However, I’m thinking I might just forgo spraying with the gun all together and just use a high quality rattle can primer. I used some cheap self etching primer on a zenith rudder kit but wasn’t impressed… even with my low expectations. Scratched off easily.
Opinions on this acrylic product? Anyone used it? Rattle can options? How many rattle cans for a plane? I know Brandon Flores on YouTube used rattle cans for most of his kit but I don’t recall him saying how many he used for each sub kit.
Hoping my kit crates and ships out on time in July
Link to the acrylic primer below:
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/products/pro-industrial-multisurface-acrylic
Product Data Sheet:
https://www.sherwin-williams.com/document/PDS/en/035777897324/
Thanks,
Jacob
Last edited: