Cowl Paint - 1st Coat

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ksatter26
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Cowl Paint - 1st Coat

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Valspar Ultra, High Gloss Exterior Urethane Bright Red. 1st coat over the fiberglas and automotive primer. I'm not very good at painting, so this coat will get a through wet sanding to remove some runs. Coverage is about a pint of paint, 2 oz of floetrol and 1 oz water. One more thinned coat should about do it.

I have template masks for the bubble-bumps. I'm pretty much decided on flat black to match the exhaust piping.

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Only 109 degrees today. Tropical disturbance in the Gulf so we just might get some rain relief by the weekend.
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Re: Cowl Paint - 1st Coat

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Hey Kurt, this seems to suggest that you are sticking with the Polini for now...and 108?

Meanwhile we had a nice rain and temps in the low 70s...but that's passed. Back to sunshine!
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Re: Cowl Paint - 1st Coat

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No info available on Thump availability. Lots of interest at Oshkosh and Badland. Leadtimes are probably excessive ... but I'm still very interested. I probably have to get the 303 up and running 1st.

In any case, I don't believe the current bubble cowl would work.
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