What kind and make of paint should I use on the steel parts on my 750? Also what paint should I use on my 750 interior and how should I apply the paints? Should I prime all parts and what preperation should I do prior to painting? I had a meeting a number of years ago at a company that probably has the best known name of a paint that everyone would recognize. I asked their chief chemist and he told me that their paint was not any better than most of their compeditors. I would like to use a paint that will last a long time, one that is better than others.

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Comment by Phillip Owens on June 9, 2009 at 1:57pm
Perhaps the question may be how much do you want to spend? Are you prepping for a professional display aricraft for judging at EAA Air Venture or are you just looking for great coverage. There are a lot of options for you from very expensive and toxic paints all the way to Latex. If you want to remain in the non-toxic area for paint you might want to check out Aircraft Finishing Systems which is a water based system. Since I build a working airplane not destined for judging I am using ACE hardware latex with a Krylon Clear coat, so far it is working great, since it lasts over 20 years on my rain gutters it shold last on the airplane, Time will tell and it will be easy and inexpensive of I need to make repairs.
Comment by Chris Lewis on June 4, 2009 at 5:09pm
Check out Mark's 750 Blog. He shows how and what he painted his parts/interior with.

Chris
Comment by Thomas Richardson on June 4, 2009 at 10:48am
I have a 701 and I went the powder coat way. They were able to almost perfectly match the trim color we were using on the plane and the stuff is almost indestructable.... We did the Struts, control stick, foot pedals and the jury struts as well as the fairing over the stabilizer. I couldnt be happier.

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