Posted Sunday, October 29, 2006 @ 05:41 PM
People seem to have very strong opinions on covering systems. It seems to be determined by the system they were first exposed to. - The baby duck syndrome. (The first thing a baby duck sees it assumes it is its mother and it loves it for ever more)
Bearing that in mind, I favor two systems: Stitts and Airtech. The Stitts process is very easy to apply and is light, especially if you used the approved light weight version of the system. This involves reducing the number of silver (Polyspray) coats and using white Polytone instead. I prefer to use Randolph Ranthane for the finishing coats. (This is now approved by Stitts) It is a lot easier to spray, 25% less expensive and has a finish that I particularly like. - Shiny, but not wet-look. I think it better suits an older aircraft.
When I want a very glossy finish, I prefer Airtech. It is almost as easy to apply but the Airtech paint is super glossy and really easy to spray. It also requires very few coats and so is less expensive than you would think.
I will be using Airtech on 4114 and 4116 when I recover them this winter.
http://www.airtechcoatings.com/
The adhesives supplied with either system should be fine for the wide cap-strips on the Fournier.
Steve
