I used SHERWIN WILLIAMS product intended for Fed Ex trucks. It's known as GENESIS 3.5 and thus far, it's been very durable. I used approx 1.5 gal.
And this is using Valspar Polyeurathane...One coat on the bottom surfaces and two on the top.
its hard to stop yourself putting that second coat on the bottom but its completely unecessary.
I think I used about 1.5 gallons
Cheers
Frank
I have a question. How can painting add 75 - 100 pounds of weight when we only use 1.5 gallons?
Larry,
Easily done. Add to the 15 pounds or so the weight of the primer, all the trim colors, the fact that most of us can't handle a paint gun well enough to shoot that thin (the reason I had mine done by a pro) and all the blood, sweat and tears and you have 75 pounds!
Bob Kelly
Bob, I'm confused (very easy to do )I don't doubt what you are saying and many have said the weight of 100+ pounds is common, but I'm just not seeing how?
Seems I've heard that 30-35 lbs is more common. Even though I used an HVLP, I still had paint in the filters, on the floor, etc. The liquid portion evaporates too.
L.Adamson ---- RV6A
According to the build sheet that came with my Cessna 210, the factory includes 23 pounds if you buy the airplane fully painted verses only a trim stripe. This is from 1967.
I would be amazed if an Rv paint job added more than 20 pounds.