removable paint

[Fleet16b]

I can confirm the floor wax is what is used.
I just came back from shooting the new Amelia movies starring Hilary Swank.
The set people use Johnsons Floorwax with a colour pigment and a shot of whiskey.
Apparently the booze makes the wax stick better. For removal they use straight amonia and it seemed to clean off very well however, I tried a sample on doped fabric and it leaves a stain afterwards so don't try it on anything but metal surfaces.


Fleet16b

[n5151ts]

..that comes off very easy...like 500 mph or more, but I don't know the specifics maybe some ground crew type might know

[bomberflight]

Of course it does beg two questions

Which airplane are you thinking of painting ? The B-17 or the B-25 ?

And is this for Thunder Over Michigan !

[retroaviation]

Aren't ammonia based chemicals corrosive? Or is it just Lexan/Plexiglas that you have to keep ammonia away from? Either way, I'd think you'd have to be real sure you've got the ammonia all washed off, after using it to wash off the mop-n-glo.

Gary

[gary1954]

Why can't you use just a standard water color and then pressure wash it off when yer done. if it is only going to be for a couple of days, wouldn't it last? or will the slipstream peal it away? dunno, seen it done on cars and trucks, but their speeds never exceeded a hundred

[Warbird Kid]

Just want to say, love this thread. I wish to see more groups looking into temp paint-jobs. It offers so many more photo opportunities!

[bomberflight]

I'm fully agree with you Warbird Kid !

Whatever the Yankee Air Force are planning ~ Godspeed your efforts !

[sdennison]

WHAT BRAND OF WHISKEY?