Thank you very much for taking the time to put this video together. I appreciate your candor in the introduction. I have a brand new foamie, and I am going to cover it with Minwax water based polycrylic before I even fly it. I experimented on a couple of small, inconspicuous places and found that foam brushes do indeed leave streaks. I did get a brush made by Minwax, and it works great. However, I need some smaller ones. I think I just located the same set you mention at Walmart, and will be picking them up tomorrow. My biggest problem is learning to get it on and then leave it alone ;-). Again, thank you very much. I watched many videos on this and for me, this was by far the most helpful. Just one question - Is it necessary to keep a wet edge at all times, or does one really need to try and complete an entire area at once. I was a little nervous at how long you had a bit of poly on the red decal, but it seemed to brush out fine when you got to it.
Minwax is good stuff, coated many of my planes with, btw, I love my FMS 1400mm Zero, one the absolute smoothest flying warbirds out there, it’s only downfall (if you want to call it that at all) is taxiing on windy days 7-10mph or higher, it weather veins like a mofo lol
Yeah I agree about the taxing on the runway issue, and about the flying characteristics of this plane, the 1500mm P-47 is freaking awsome too, but yes, I do all my planes with this stuff. By the way I have 10% off discount code to share if you ever want it. If you do PM me. And thanks for watching
Your welcome. While it doesn't completely seal the paint it helps, and depending on the finish your looking for flat, mart, or gloss it lives up the pint finish on the plane. I like to use gloss only for sport planes and Matt on the warbirds
Did you dismantle any of the plane beofre applying and letting it dry? Id be concerned it would make it all stick together if not and make it impossible to dismantle to say sell on. Cheers
So sorry for the late response. I have been doing the minwaxing after assembly, but your very right. Now days i minwax all parts before assembly because of the point you made. I found when I need to disassemble things do get stuck.
Applying the minwax helps to seal and protect the paint is the main reason I do it, it also brings out the colors. I generally do at least 2 coats on my planes
It doesn't change anything at all. It doesn't add any weight, I've actually applied 3 to 4 coats on airplanes before. If anything it makes the surfaces smoother and makes airflow over the surfaces better. Thanks for watching!!
Thank you very much for taking the time to put this video together. I appreciate your candor in the introduction. I have a brand new foamie, and I am going to cover it with Minwax water based polycrylic before I even fly it. I experimented on a couple of small, inconspicuous places and found that foam brushes do indeed leave streaks. I did get a brush made by Minwax, and it works great. However, I need some smaller ones. I think I just located the same set you mention at Walmart, and will be picking them up tomorrow. My biggest problem is learning to get it on and then leave it alone ;-). Again, thank you very much. I watched many videos on this and for me, this was by far the most helpful. Just one question - Is it necessary to keep a wet edge at all times, or does one really need to try and complete an entire area at once. I was a little nervous at how long you had a bit of poly on the red decal, but it seemed to brush out fine when you got to it.
Thanks for the tip. I like how it looks.👍👍
Your welcome glad to be of service to anyone I can
Minwax is good stuff, coated many of my planes with, btw, I love my FMS 1400mm Zero, one the absolute smoothest flying warbirds out there, it’s only downfall (if you want to call it that at all) is taxiing on windy days 7-10mph or higher, it weather veins like a mofo lol
Yeah I agree about the taxing on the runway issue, and about the flying characteristics of this plane, the 1500mm P-47 is freaking awsome too, but yes, I do all my planes with this stuff. By the way I have 10% off discount code to share if you ever want it. If you do PM me. And thanks for watching
Great video, straightforward and to the point. 👍🏻
Thanks, and thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tip, I'm custom painting my Cirrus SR22T and wanted a high gloss finish.
Your welcome. While it doesn't completely seal the paint it helps, and depending on the finish your looking for flat, mart, or gloss it lives up the pint finish on the plane. I like to use gloss only for sport planes and Matt on the warbirds
Curious... have you ever weighed the aircraft before and after the coat to see how many oz you are adding?
No I haven't dont that, not a bad idea, but it wouldn't add enough weight IMO to effect performance. I'll have to remember to do that next time
Did you dismantle any of the plane beofre applying and letting it dry? Id be concerned it would make it all stick together if not and make it impossible to dismantle to say sell on. Cheers
So sorry for the late response. I have been doing the minwaxing after assembly, but your very right. Now days i minwax all parts before assembly because of the point you made. I found when I need to disassemble things do get stuck.
Incredibly helpful, thanks for this. Was using foam brushes as advised and got tons of brush marks.
I heard to use make-up brushes. Not sure just what I've read.
@jessjoshwyatt3571 that woukd work I'm sure what i use is cheap and you get a 5 or 6 piece brush set for line 5 bucks
What finish would you recommend for a avanti and p51 mustang?
Sorry for the late reply, I use Matt finish on all my planes normally, I might use the gloss on a sport plane but I prefer matt.
hi will pledge give this same hard shell look as poly??
Being new to the foamy game, what is the reasoning behind doing this process and what is the benefit of doing this?
Applying the minwax helps to seal and protect the paint is the main reason I do it, it also brings out the colors. I generally do at least 2 coats on my planes
Does this change how the airplane flys much?
It doesn't change anything at all. It doesn't add any weight, I've actually applied 3 to 4 coats on airplanes before. If anything it makes the surfaces smoother and makes airflow over the surfaces better. Thanks for watching!!