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Comment by John M Greiner on February 5, 2015 at 10:07am

One more thing. The pictures make the paint look pretty my "grey" or "gray". To my eye, in light of my living room, it looks to me to be a very dark gray with a hint of green. Like a very dark olive green. If the color matters one bit to you, but no offense the yellow and zinc green I have seen, color doesn't seem to matter one bit.

Comment by John M Greiner on February 5, 2015 at 9:51am

I think there is no doubt you can't beat Aircraft zinc for anti-corrosion. If I lived near the coast, I would spend the cost on money and health to completely treat the plane on the inside, not just the metal to metal. Living where I do I should be fine. I will probably add drain holes where water does or is likely to collect to ensure it drains properly. There are factory and home built planes flying for 20 - 40 years without any anti-corrosion in the fuselage. Good insurance, worth the time and money if you ask me, especially at Home Depot and Walmart prices. You can order it online by the case, meaning its a $1 cheaper then Lowes/Home Depot per can, but if you order enough its free shipping.

Comment by Bryan Walstrom on February 5, 2015 at 9:33am

I pulled the MSDS info one day a while back on the Aircraft Zinc and the Rustoleum Self Etching. They appeared to be about the same materials used. So I don't think there is any harm in using the "less expensive" option. I primed all of my interior of my tail kit with Zinc Phosphate, but will be shopping Home Dept for the Rustoleum for the rest I believe.

Comment by John M Greiner on February 5, 2015 at 9:11am

Bryan,

Also see the Web Doubler Detail when you get a chance.

Comment by John M Greiner on February 5, 2015 at 8:57am

For better or for worse, I have been using the Rustoleum Self Etching primer aerosol can from Walmart at about $4.73 a can. It was debatable if I was even going to use primer living in central Texas. But other than the Main Spar, most of everything else it just primed where metal touches metal. I like priming the pop rivets too since its 2 metals smashed together. I gave the Main Spar a bath in it because you want the rest of the plane melting away before the Main Spar. Sounds crazy, but its old Navy aircraft logic. In another words if you Skins are perfectly sealed and your spar isn't, it could be corroding away behind that perfectly protected skin. Sorry for the anti-corrosion lecture/opinion, I think I answered the question in the first sentence.

Comment by Bryan Walstrom on February 5, 2015 at 8:17am

Which primer are you using John?

Comment by STEVEN and TARA SMITH on February 4, 2015 at 9:20pm

very nice