My brother has some airplanes and wants to put some striping and call letters on them. What type of vinyl should I use? Will metallic vinyl hold up? Do I need to edge seal? Would it be better to make a paint mask and paint it on? What kind of paint should I use? Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Diane
Posted by Chuck Churchill (Member # 68) on :
I have put small decals on a corporate jet in 2 mil vinyl. No edge seal and no problems. Jets fly higher and faster that small prop planes.
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
Any quality cast vinyl will work fine.
If you prefer paint, I'd recommend Ronan lettering enamels (and OneShot once PPG fixes it).
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
Thank you. How well do metalic vinyls hold up?
Diane
Posted by Glenn Taylor (Member # 162) on :
In general, metallic cast vinyl doesn't hold up as well as traditional cast vinyls. Most metallic films that I'm aware of are rated for 5 years outdoors.
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
Do it right..... mask, and paint. Having said that, Merlin's Magic P-51 raced at Reno and the number were 3m black "High Speed" vinylbut having said That, they were meant to come off after the race. Any time I did something permanent I did it in paint!
Posted by Tony Vickio (Member # 2265) on :
Paint!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
there was a world setting land speed vehicle, had vinyl applied to it. on one of the runs the vinyl peeled off and they had to find a sign painter to paint all of the sponsors back on it.
Posted by DianeBalch (Member # 1301) on :
Paint it will be. I will have to mask it first.
Posted by Bill Davidson (Member # 531) on :
I had done stars and bars, US MARINES on an old DC-3 and cut the masks on the plotter. It doesn't Need to be done freehand, just done well. You'll be right!
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
i just drove by a hanging lighted pan face sign i didi think in 2006. reason i say 2006 is i lost most of 2006 in my quicken due to a hard drive crash. the vinyl i use on it was SHINE-RITE from FELLERS. intermediate vinyl, red, exposed to direct southern sun............its 7 years old and is starting to show some cracks on the south face, north face is still perfect.
