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Requesting recomendations from people that have been there done that regarding there interior color “glossâ€￾. Semi gloss vs. high gloss vs. flat.
Any regrets using a gloss? I plan on a flat color for the panel.

Thanks

YA DUDE!!!

Wasup?!?

Good to see you on here!

I like Wicked Stick's idea of keeping gloss down inside the cockpit environment but after flying Bill H's glossy white interior for 60 hours... It ain't bad either!

That is the entire spectrum and either is nice.

Do what you think looks good and don't dwell in the minutia. That is what slowed down my build the most (well the divorce did a number on it too, hahaha)!

Let's see what others say...

My two...

CJ

Im a fan of flat colors myself. Less distracting.

Spike

I painted my interior with JetFlex satin (gray beige color). The guy at the paint company where I bought it did not recommend doing the flat.

I will probably do the panel and dash with flat black to eliminate any reflections on the canopy.

Satin is a good choice. Honest to god flat tends to look bad... like primer.

CJ got it right... Do what you think looks good, and don't sweat it. I've never had a problem with glossy cockpit paint

I would suggest gloss over flat, and satin over gloss. Flat will show dirt and is hard to clean...as in, you probably would never get it clean without repainting. Fingerprints are bad on flat too.

I used satin throughout, and was very happy with it.

I'm not finished yet, but I painted mine satin to avoid all the reflections in the cabin from the gloss. I, too, used JetFlex and I love it!

Some great imput thanks. I may look into the Jet Flex.

KJ

Ok one more question, the people using Jet Flex, anyone have experience with the water-reducible Poly dispertion type?

Thanks

I used the JetFlex WR. Thin with about 20% distilled water, and it is still quite thick, but shoots easy. Let it dry for at least 24-48 hours before you rivet anything painted and it will hold up just fine.
The entire interior can be done with less than 2 quarts. I got mine from a local supplier, so no shipping fees. It was about $62 a quart.

I'm using JetFlex WR as well...seems to be pretty tough once it dries. We picked their satin "pepperdust" color and I'm hoping it won't be too prone to glare.

Bruce, how did you pick 20 percent water reduction? I've used 10 percent, and while it shoots mostly ok it still seems thick and doesn't flow out as well as I'd like once applied. Any problems with runs?

Dave

The data sheet for JetFlex WR indicates that you can thin up to 25% with DI water.

I had no problems with runs at 20% thinning. It is still pretty thick and dries quickly.

Thanks again guys for the tech data on the WR Jet Flex, I like the non toxcicity features of the Jet flex, but no local availabilty, and just decided to quite dwelling and geter done and went with the Nason full thane urethane enamel ( refered by CJ) available yesterday locally. It's a ford light grey non metalic. I love the color and gloss. I'll post pics soon on the website.