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I am just about ready to paint my Dolphin. Rustoleum does't seem to have to great of color choices. I was wondering if krylon was fuel resistant or will I have to do the Dupont chromaclear on it. Guess I am just getting lazy and don't want to mix paint anymore.. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Lee TGD

Lee,
I've used Rustoleum (fuel-proof but a bit heavy and limited colors) on several profiles. I've heard Krylon is NOT fuel proof but have never tried it. My last few planes I've used Top Flite LUSTERCOAT and it worked great. It is about twice as expensive as Rustoleum but you have a good choice of colors and one spray can of red was enough to finish the fuselages of my Brodak Flite Streak and Brodak Pathfinder. The trick to a nice finish appears to be heating the spray can in HOT water. I just put the spray can in the sink and run the hot water on it for a few minutes (the water gets to about 140°F).
DennisV

One from our group tried Krylon and it was NOT fuel proof. Needs a fuel proof clear coat over it.

Hey thanks guys, thats what I needed to know. Lee

Just a quick note, Rustoleum clear makes a good fuel proof top coat over a variety of paints, including acrylic based paint. TEST the paint layering if you are doing something for the first time to be sure everything is compatible. Also note that Rustoleum can take a week or so to cure and reach full fuel proofness. Dry is not cured. Cure time varies with how heavily it was applied. I have used Rustoleum on a few planes and was pleased with the results. I have clear coated over Lustercoat (on current plane) and over Deka signair and Createx airbrush paint. Good luck with it.

Maybe Mike Haverly will chime in here, when he gets back from yachting or whatever. He's been using Dupli-Color spray cans from the auto parts store, over dope, under dope, etc. Must be lacquer of some sort. Comes in a wide selection of colors, too. Steve

Hi Bob:

You said-

>Just a quick note, Rustoleum clear makes a good fuel proof
>top coat over a variety of paints, including acrylic based
>paint.

Which Rustoleum clear?

Home Depot has something called "Rustoleum Specialty Lacquer, High Lustre Coating." Obviously a lacquer. I tried this stuff over Rustoleum white and found that it peeled off easily. Over Rustoleum metallics, it adhered and 24 hours later appeared to be fuel proof to 15% nitro Power Master.

Regards,

Rustoleum does have other colors in their "Painter's Touch" series, but I don't know if they are as fuel proof as the standard stuff.
http://www.rustoleum.com/product.asp?frm_product_id=32&SBL=1

I have a can of Purple, but have not tested it yet.
So far, I only used mainly the primary colors, like Red, Yellow and Blue. I know that the metallics are NOT fuel proof.

I've had pretty good luck with Rustoleum and Lustercoat. I tried Krylon on one plane, but before I did, I made some sample patches, let the paint dry for a week, and poured some fuel over them. Let them set for a week, held up just fine. Painted my Sterling F4U-1 with the Krylon. First flight with the engine exhaust by-products turned the paint into a gell that never hardened. I had to strip and re-paint the plane.
Almost all paints should be left a couple weeks before the first exposure to fuel.

Rustoleum Painters Touch is fuel proof. I used it on my Viking that I flew two days after painting. NOTE recote MUST be at least 24 hours later or very soon after first coat.
Ed