This is an awesome paint system for planes, I have use all others too. I am presently building a Piper L-4, experimental, and have used a roller and brush to paint the rudder to see how well it would work. Its finish is as good as a sprayed paint job. I used EkoCrylic OD flat. My L-4 build is in my workshop, basement of my home ... no fumes! Keri-Ann
Doesn't look like you're answering questions here, but I'll give it a shot anyway. What I would like to know is if a 20 year latex house paint can be used over this for my color coat as apposed to a Stewart Systems paint color?
+Chordmerchant I'm sorry we did not find your comment earlier. Yes, you can apply a latex house paint over Ekofill. I would not recommend it though. There is no advantage other than latex is a little less expense. But you get what you pay for. Our topcoat is very flexible and very durable. It is time tested in all types of climates and conditions and holds up extremely well to weather, fuel, exhaust and wear. If your latex doesn't hold up you will have to recover to fix it. Then it gets really expensive. If you have spent the money to build the airplane and cover it in our system, is it really worth saving a few hundred bucks and put up with a sub standard finish? If your reasoning is that you don't want to spray the topcoat, that is not an issue. You can roll our topcoat on and it looks almost as good as if it were sprayed. Some customers have even said it looked better! We have published instructions for rolling it. I would highly recommend using our topcoat. It really is worth the money.
+Miguel Caparros It depends on the airplane of course, but for example, on a J3 cub if the STC is followed exactly it should be about 35 lbs. Expect around 1.7 oz per square foot for the complete system with medium weight fabric.
+stewartsystems Thank you for the answer. I am designing a 2 seat plane and looking at modern alternative materials that would be stronger and lighter.
This video is obsolete: the current process is to seal the fabric with a 3:1 mixture of Ekobond and water, then follow with the Ekofill. This is what we're doing at KLHQ on a 1946 T'craft we're restoring.
That is correct, the manual is always the up to date information. This video is many years old, but still has a lot of very useful information. We have more current videos in our "latest videos" playlist. But the manual is always the authoritative source of information.
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This is an awesome paint system for planes, I have use all others too. I am presently building a Piper L-4, experimental, and have used a roller and brush to paint the rudder to see how well it would work. Its finish is as good as a sprayed paint job. I used EkoCrylic OD flat. My L-4 build is in my workshop, basement of my home ... no fumes!
Keri-Ann
Doesn't look like you're answering questions here, but I'll give it a shot anyway. What I would like to know is if a 20 year latex house paint can be used over this for my color coat as apposed to a Stewart Systems paint color?
+Chordmerchant
I'm sorry we did not find your comment earlier. Yes, you can apply a latex house paint over Ekofill. I would not recommend it though. There is no advantage other than latex is a little less expense. But you get what you pay for. Our topcoat is very flexible and very durable. It is time tested in all types of climates and conditions and holds up extremely well to weather, fuel, exhaust and wear. If your latex doesn't hold up you will have to recover to fix it. Then it gets really expensive. If you have spent the money to build the airplane and cover it in our system, is it really worth saving a few hundred bucks and put up with a sub standard finish? If your reasoning is that you don't want to spray the topcoat, that is not an issue. You can roll our topcoat on and it looks almost as good as if it were sprayed. Some customers have even said it looked better! We have published instructions for rolling it. I would highly recommend using our topcoat. It really is worth the money.
Curiosity. How much weight does the whole process of the coverings add to the weight of the plane?
+Miguel Caparros
It depends on the airplane of course, but for example, on a J3 cub if the STC is followed exactly it should be about 35 lbs. Expect around 1.7 oz per square foot for the complete system with medium weight fabric.
+stewartsystems Thank you for the answer. I am designing a 2 seat plane and looking at modern alternative materials that would be stronger and lighter.
+Miguel Caparros
I think you will find that our system will fit that criteria perfectly! Thanks!
Will send you notices if you would like, on the direction I take with my design.
This video is obsolete: the current process is to seal the fabric with a 3:1 mixture of Ekobond and water, then follow with the Ekofill. This is what we're doing at KLHQ on a 1946 T'craft we're restoring.
That is correct, the manual is always the up to date information. This video is many years old, but still has a lot of very useful information. We have more current videos in our "latest videos" playlist. But the manual is always the authoritative source of information.
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