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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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what kind of paint for warbirds?

Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:33 am

What kind of paint/brand do people use for planes/warbirds? I need to get federal Standard Light Gull Gray and want a flat finish.

Thanks,
Nate

Re: what kind of paint for warbirds?

Sun Dec 06, 2015 8:51 pm

Well our C-123 is flying with paint donated by Homedepot on it that we rolled on, but our C-47 is being painted with Semi-gloss PPG paint.

Check out The paint L-4Pilot used on his T-41.

Re: what kind of paint for warbirds?

Sun Dec 06, 2015 9:48 pm

We used Alumi-Grip on the F7F & Centari on the Spitfire.

Re: what kind of paint for warbirds?

Sun Dec 06, 2015 10:36 pm

flightsimer wrote:Well our C-123 is flying with paint donated by Homedepot on it that we rolled on, but our C-47 is being painted with Semi-gloss PPG paint.

Check out The paint L-4Pilot used on his T-41.


What kind of paint did HD have that was appropriate (i.e. would hold up over the long term) for a C-123? Just curious.
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