Can you read scribbles or what kind of paint is on my airplane

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I would like to get some touchup paint for my airplane. I found this logbook entry which I believe was the most recent repaint. However I am not locating any paint types based on what I think this says. Can any of you read scribbles better than me?
 

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Megaflight poly?
9148 white
G (or 6?) 9489 red
5242 gold
green 14283
 
What aircraft? Metal, composite, or fabric?
 
eman1200 said:
Megaflight poly?
9148 white
G (or 6?) 9489 red
5242 gold
green 14283
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Yes that is kind of what I read as well, but Megaflight poly does not appear to be known by google.
 
I think it's PolyU (i.e., short for polyurethane).
I'm not sure the stuff between Mega and Poly isn't another word.
 
dcat127 said:
I would like to get some touchup paint for my airplane.
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FYI: Another option is to take some samples (access panel, small cowling, etc) to a paint shop that handles vehicle paints and have them custom match your existing colors. If the shop is good they can even match the fade of the old paint and load up some paint cans with your touch up paints.
 
What @Bell206 said. Take your cowling to a local finishmasters if you have one close by. They have a color camera just like Lowes.
 
Here's GPT's hot take:

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> are you able to learn more about item 2? there seem to be no references to those products available. Are there alternatives or misspellings that might meet the case?

From the handwriting, it looks like whoever filled out that sticker wrote something like “Cowpr” (or “Cowpi”) for the primer and “Megaflight Poly” for the topcoat—both of which are not common paint‐line names you’ll easily find by Googling. Most likely, they were referring to DuPont (now Axalta) aviation coatings but spelled (or abbreviated) them in a non‐standard way. Here’s why:


  1. DuPont “Corlar” Primer
    A widely used epoxy primer in aviation is DuPont (Axalta) Corlar. Handwritten quickly, “Corlar” can easily end up looking like “Cowpr” or “Cowpi.” That would explain why there’s no direct record of a “Cowpr Primer.”
  2. DuPont Imron “M‐Fleet” or “M‐Flight” Polyurethane
    DuPont also produced (and Axalta still does) a popular aviation topcoat line under Imron with various names like Imron M‐Fleet (sometimes nicknamed “M-Flight”). If the shop wrote “Megaflight Poly” by ear, it could well be a shorthand/misheard version of “M‐Fleet Polyurethane” or “M‐Flight Poly.” Again, it’s an older product line, and the labeling/branding may have changed over the years.
  3. Why There’s No Trace of “Megaflight Poly”
    Searching for “Megaflight Poly” will likely come up empty because that exact phrase never existed as an official brand. Most experienced paint shops today would recognize Corlar / Imron / M-Fleet from DuPont/Axalta (or possibly Sherwin‐Williams equivalents) as the standard epoxy‐primer‐plus‐polyurethane‐topcoat combo.
  4. Color‐Code Mystery
    The color codes (e.g., “VT8 White,” “69489 Red,” “5742 CA10 Green 14783”?) also look like internal mix codes or partial references to DuPont/Axalta color formulas. They’re almost certainly shop‐specific or brand‐specific codes rather than standard “FS595” or “RAL” numbers.

Bottom line: the “primer used” was almost certainly DuPont Corlar (misread/spelled as “Cow…”), and the “paint used” was Imron M‐Fleet (or M‐Flight) Polyurethane (written as “Megaflight Poly”). They’re legitimate aviation coating products—just recorded in slightly garbled form on the work order.
 
I guess the main question is what type of paint is it? The exact color code is somewhat unimportant as in all likelihood it has aged enough in the last 20 years that it would no longer match. It sounds like all of you think it is a polyurethane. If I purchase a paint match polyurethane from an automotive source that should be ok right?
 
dcat127 said:
I guess the main question is what type of paint is it? The exact color code is somewhat unimportant as in all likelihood it has aged enough in the last 20 years that it would no longer match. It sounds like all of you think it is a polyurethane. If I purchase a paint match polyurethane from an automotive source that should be ok right?
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I'm guessing urethane or polyurethane. Metalflake? I wouldn't worry about brand, I'd do as others suggested and take samples (cowling, inspection panels, etc) to the local paint jobber and have them match the colors. I'd offer up the the color numbers you have, but ask them to match the existing paint, rather than a color code.
 
Is the shop still around? If they are, they might be able to identify chicken scratch if they don't have the invoice.
 
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