SERVICE MANTAL Painting Lacquer SECTION 20 PAINTING TABLE OF CONTENTS: Page PARITING. . bee WD Mixture and pplication of Primer 20.2 ENMAR 224 eRIeS LaCquar 21D.) 1D go. Preparation uf Vingl Calers. 1. 6s 20-8 Preparation - DD aoe Applicatlon af Vinyl Cokore 20. Mixture and Aplivation of Peliges. |. 5 20-| MI-VISIBILITY PAINT. Broparation of Lacquer Goivts . + Trot Materials ss Application of hacnuer Colca. 2 2 ros Mining. ‘EUMAR 2A SERIES VINYL 1 BL Surface Preparahom .y ) 0 see 20-2 Vnitial Preparations ev ee ee BL Apphication DID Dt mes FIBERGLAS SPEED FAMRINGS. 1... ss 24-9 20-1. PAINTING gn airplane requizes little speciat equipmoent. The xverage shup wWlll bave the compres- adr, apeay gun nnd clera plate tu work roqusred for 2 goed paint sob. Ordinarily, waintang involves three huabie stepa. They are: 1. Cleaning ~ Washing down the aireraft (hor ough- ly te eemnove all afl, grease, amt abr, 2, Frsoaing - applying one primlag coal betore sainting sith ving] and. an extra intermrdiste DrUBInE 09" betire painting with hacer 8. Painting « Apptying three or mors saat wf fia palm, then adding dec-rative stripes. 20-2, PROCEDURE FOR PAINTING WITH ENMAR 2m Series LACQUER. 20-3, PREPARATION. ‘Thoroughly clean all suc- Yacea, beyond area Ab be guinted, ‘vith 3094 Ckinner. Extreme care shuld be taker to remove all leuers, grease, tues, ct Muah olf stripe areas to br painted carefully, ace that all capes are firmly acheved te metal to prevent ragged edges, CInse "ar wrapping paper and thianer prout roaaking tape shaud be used fo cover the Plexiglas ares. ‘This ill prevent damage [rem sclvent and thinner vapors, {Hewspapera wlll not provide adequake peuectlsn. | 20-4, MIXTURE AND APYLICATION OF PRIMER. NOTE 26x EXZ016 primer only in quantities required for uae witha shx hours and then aly Ib Ftxin~ Yeas atee! bucket provided. ay Mix EXQ0L6 primer and EX2O16C reducer in a V7] atic and tie tharanghly. by. Apply EXOIB primer in a well broken up, wet, seven coat fe, Mix EX2614 yellow laequer primer and MIL+T bd thinner in cual pacts. . Apply (wo well broken up, wet, even coats of Lugques pasar over the EX2GIS as an intermediate cunt 20-5. PREPARATION OF 27H LACQUER COLORS, a. ThEGUghIy atin And mer Un ariginal comtalner te make gure all pigments ace im aulution. bb. ‘Thin requived arent of Jaequer color with FF yes@ thinner ina 1:4 ratlo, Max thorcughly and stcaln inte cups befave welng. nore ‘Te1866A ss taster drying than T-18658, The Iotiner 1s pramarily for taequer, atthough, tie "Be may be mixed wilh tbe "A" to-alow down the de¥Sug tite 11 Aesires 20-6, APPLICATION OF 27 LACQUER COLORS. ‘Apply three wall braken, wet, evan cezts of lacquer color, Air nresmare abthe gun showld mot waren 40 pounda. At all flmes, keep yun trom 6 ¢0 8 inches fcom the work and preperdivalar to Eurtaces heing Painted. DO NOT PAINT SITH ARCING MOTION. ‘Keep palnt room arovaed 75 tu 80°F. Burn down s¥ith ‘T2411 thinnar to give smuulh, even auriaces fro fram uverspray. 20-2. PROCEDURE Fon FAINTING WITH E! B2 SERIES VIRYL, 1AR NOTE BEA and 82 are interchangeaBLe, suthough #2A hae batter (low charactneistics, 20-H, INITIAL PREPARATION. Thoreughly clean al) surfaces and aearns wilh 3004 lacquer thinner, Extreme care anela be Laken Wu assure that no ot} seepege occurs from seams, splices or z7vel heada, ‘AMI buga and foreiga toatter shele be removed trom, 20-tPalnting ving ateplane before pasting. Ther sughly inspect aItee ‘clearing (9 he auce all surtaces ace ready for prim ng. Clava "A" wrappmg paper and thinner proct masking tape should be used tu cuver tue Plexiglas area, TMe Wl prevent ditnage drum snlrent and tninner vapors. (Newspapers will oot promde ace- uate protection.) 20-9. PRIMER - MINTURE AND APPLICATION. NOTE Max EX2016 primer oaly tu qualities: cequic ed for use othan suc haura aied then imly in stain ess steed bucket praviges 2, Mix equal parts of EXX20L6 primer and EXZ016C redocer and Gur thoroughly. b, Apply BXE016 peimer in a well wrcken up, wat, even cout. ICpsimer bas ts be sanded, eand and re- prime Sanding breaks film, reculting 1m poor ace Reaien, Nore Gn all leading *dye surfaces, apply cross cost, ‘wer thd even, af E2014 primer, fe. Clean siuipment mammodintely alter use dad wbdér too eensucleration use PREIS that has beew mixed Jonger (hun 1% NOUEE. 20-10, PREPARATION UF 42 SERIES VINEL, ENAMEL COLORS. Thoroughly mix and stir in original soctadner and make aure ull pigments are SHOP NOTES: SERVICE MANUAL im Sulaliug, Thin required amounl of Wilh T-1a66 vinyl thinner ta a 1: ruti ge Mix thar and strain into either 4 cua or preseure pot 20-11. APPLICATION OF A&SERIES VINYL COLURS. NOTE Te vinyl 5 to be applied Irom pressure pot, do sounder following eonditiuns: Pressure of 40 pounds, Regudate gun pressure at gun lth leet gauge te 25 pounds, uaiog gun woth PX needle and fluid Lip, ill fan set wide open find yleld tia turas azen. Mf ewes are used, ‘Sel gun a 10 pounds with EX needle and flotd, Up, faa act obe turn upem and yleld wide open, a. Apply bral coat even and wet; second and thira eats HH sarce manne, 1B. Check carefully belore second and thisd costs Tor gaetwts and correct before final coats. ¢, Op second and thing colors, sak ut and Tightly and wrth 400 paper the painted aertices of previous colar {nat 18 1a aven te be painted, NOTE Om all leading edges apply 2 teurtn cost, AsLer Ainishiag cach color coat, bura dows with Tr 3411 torn down thinuer. Remove all masking irom paunted surfaces alter each colur apalls cation. If you have a Beat uum, turn ap the hent and dry palnt al tensperatuces af 128 to 45°F, fer at least (nree hours, Heat 91 Give a very good refiue on vinyl paint,SERVICE MANUAL, 20.12, PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION OF Hi- YVISIDILITY PADNT. 2-13, MATERIALS REQUIRED are: Jate Swirere Orange Day-Clo 2 ata Tolvene Thinner 2 ata Suitzer Filteray, Type B Top Coat als Xylene Thinner 2 ads White Bage Coat, Enmar a2A or 27H Dats Thinnet, T1865 bb-14, MDONG PROCEDURE: All paint shalt la: ‘Ahlnned (0 spraying Consisteney te follows 4. Hi Visibility paint shell be thinned with two ‘parts Tologné thinner to three parte paint, D. Clear top cout stall be thinned with one part Aylene thinner lo one pact Bob. fe. White hace eoat shail be thinned sith one part thinner bo ane part paint, Tala (oceaule applies te fither lnequer or vinyl NOTE Ether Totwene ex Xylene may be used 28 the Uninner for Hi. Viefblbty part and the top ¢0at, ‘Toluene bg retemmynded Cox the HL-Visibi ey unt and Kytene nr the top coat 20-18. SURFACE PREPARATION. Hie Visitiity aint must be applied over & gol White undercmt, ‘The preferred walle undercoat te white lacquer. Mf, however, the airplane is alroady piloted with vin7i base paint, the white underecat may consist ol whute ving], Ac#hlte primer may also be whet ag Le vundersoat, 20-18. APPLICATION, 2. Apply Tiree welll broken even coats of white undcresat, ALow suthelen drying die. Wipe with tank rag. b. Anplr one heavy wet coat af Mi-Vlaibinty paint. ‘This cout should consist of thres wet gasses over the colize area, Allow tar af three minutes drying ime Tetwees padaes, Dry cout should be 2.510 3.5 mile thick, Allow one to two howra aying tin Wipe Buriace with (20K rag to Temove aver moray. 4, Anply we wet coats of clear tap coat, conginting ed two pased par coat, Dry erat shoold be 1,5 to 2,5 alls thier, 20-17. RESINGHING OF FIBERGLAS SPEED FAIR- INGS. Msn wheel opecd iajrings are painted with & lacquer tase oat with Taequer stcipee cn all models excemt the Skylane and Skylark which have & vinyl Tange eat vith Iaequey atripes. — Bmginning In 1861, however, all main witee] speed fanrings have a lac” ‘gue base geal and lnequer stripes Nase wheel spzed turings prior to 1969 had a base coat of Laoquer or ving], the same as the base cont fide main apeed latrings. Beginning wit 1959 motels, a base cout of while epary was ubed on all except the Model 160 nose fairing, which nas a Ine quer tase coat and lacquer stripes for all aerials. Berunning jn IPGL, all nose whee] weoed falrga, axeept Ge 150, are epary. During 1958, a tep coat of clear epoxy wan applied lor prefection agaast fuel, hyfravine ule, ana lubricamis, A few early 3054 Model 178 nnac fairings had a base sai af white Inpgier ingtquel of white epoxy; where repaints Ing Le required, use the white eaony NOTE In crost cece refinishing or retouching of flbergias apred faleluige Wil) require the cee moval af all the Gnisir dex to the prince eurtacer, However, if the damage 1 Ieal ‘and the Work Is earetully done, the "eporting Ant eethod may be wed, 8. To remove fuel stains nr damage, Ine finish miia{ he removes a2 daep aa the fuel tas penetrated. Bo not attempt lo finish aver fuel damaged area, RE Uhe Fel wlll Bleed through, Inease al yaltowed iin Ach, all finish aust be removed, Wihe Uberglae hss been repaired, the reply shall bo randed amacth. "p. Noge wheel epeed (airings ehauld be finished wulth colorad epamy. ‘The ¢pcny Iiniehes are vary difficult Lo remove with tlaner or solvcat and bat bbe sanded or a paint cemavet, such ag Tures-Palnt- Gon, must De used. IE the finish nie been removed until the Bare Bberglas haa been éxpeged, It munt be rellodehed with an gutemalive type peler surlacer ‘or special fiberglae primer surlaccr ad aaided anicath ¢, Alter the area being spotted or the whole peed talving baa been sanded and edges of the off finish feathered, LC abould be finished In the wswal manner ‘with Iacquer, vinyl on ‘eotura aa required, The pose shel fairing should be painted with colorad epoxy after the adher materials have dried. AB epexy coat ie Impervious to ganoline acftesing or discoloration after 16 to 48 haus. NOTE, Repate af speed fairings is covered in SELG2-12.