

At $8 a can with varying results and limited colors, I wont be "trying" it again anytime soon. Mix Or Match is a pale, gray, tender green with a grassy undertone. When cutting Monokote type covering material, try a Farber-Castell Uni-Ball pen to. And trhey can usually put it in a spray can for you. You can also take a sample of your covering to teh local body shop, and have them match it / custom mix a bottle.

The last time I tried the red, it came out very orange even after using their primer and 3 coats of red. The paint is fuel proof and makes an excellent finishing material. Lustercoat is teh paint line taht Top Flite markets to match their line of poly covering : Monokote. The latex will cost about 8 - 10 for a quart. for paint and recommended thinners see safety sheets 1430. At that point you will need to clear coat it to make it fuel proof (I use/prefer Ultracote clear ). PPG Protective & Marine Coatings Ballast Tank Working Procedure New Building. Spray it on, then let it dry for a MINIMUM of 14 days. I'm glad someone is having good results with it. RE: Monokote paint matching Another option is to have a quart of latex custom mixed. I have found out that alot of people use Lustrekote one time and when they do not get good results they say it is junk and never use it again.Īnother thing is.SHAKE the can WELL before using, AND shake often WHILE using. To shade the numbers, I sprayed the paint into the cup for my airbrush and sprayed it straight with no thinning. I saw a youtube video by Andrew Gideon in which he. I'm going to use Monokote True Red as my overall color but need to know an appropriate aerosol paint to match that color Monokote. The planes come in white and red with no trim. So I have decided to modify my Frank Knoll 38 Christen Eagle into the Red Eagle Airsports highly modified Christen Eagle. Quick jump to your color below: Ultracote: Orange, Yellow, Flame Red, Deep Blue, Black, White, Deep Red, True Red, Midnight Blue, Aluminum, Purple, Cub Yellow, Sky Blue. Wing and stab are monokote and fuse is painted glass. Ultracote and Monokote color paint match charts for mixing PPG paint. I have used Lustrekote quite a bit and experience is very helpful. Its too small for EF1 and has a glass fuselage but made for a good platform to try the paint. I have had great luck with Lustrekote, the key is a uniform coat of "their" primer, then spray in coats until you have the color match (more coats.darker) if you are going to use the crystal clear for a final coat then you have to let the color coat a shade lighter, because when you spray the clear it will darken the color.
