JohnAJohnson
Cleared for Takeoff
I'll be having my aircraft painted soon and really like the looks of metallic paint. The paint shop at the local airport says no problem, but it must have a clear coat over it. Claims the metallic won't lay down smoothly, making the top clear coat necessary.
I really liked the way my old aircraft's Sherwin Williams Jet Glo Matterhorn White (base coat only) was easy to clean, didn't get buggered up when I spilled AV Gas on it, or didn't balk when I wiped the leading edges after a flight with Pledge. It still looked great when I sold it, even at 25 years old.
How would a metallic/clear coat hold up, compared to something like Jet Glo? Any downsides to metallic paint?
I really liked the way my old aircraft's Sherwin Williams Jet Glo Matterhorn White (base coat only) was easy to clean, didn't get buggered up when I spilled AV Gas on it, or didn't balk when I wiped the leading edges after a flight with Pledge. It still looked great when I sold it, even at 25 years old.
How would a metallic/clear coat hold up, compared to something like Jet Glo? Any downsides to metallic paint?