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
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.
Hey sorry for the late response, and thank you for your great comment. I'm glad to have been able to get this video out there. I typically try to do a section at a time and not try to brush the entire surface all at once , especially large surfaces, the smaller ones like elevator and rudders are OK to do that. Yes I try to keep the brush somewhat wet at all times and not brush over areas already coated, if I do I just wet the brush anlittle more and brush any marks out. It all pretty much drys well either way and don't usually show any brush marks, especially when you use the brushes I mentioned that I got from Walmart, I tried with foam brushes but they don't work good at all when applying this stuff. Hope I answered your question. If not let me know. I try to check for comments every day.
Thanks for the reply! I did indeed get the brush from Walmart like you have and I really like it. This is my first attempt with this, and I cannot believe how much richer and deeper the colors are! As I mentioned earlier, I had to learn to apply it smoothly and then leave it alone! Although mine is brushed, it appears to be sprayed. If I am doing an area that doesn't provide much contrast, I wear my hunting head lamp. It makes the white areas where you have already been stand out very well.
@briananderson2780 I'm glad it worked for you and are liking the results. It does so much for the paint, makes it more brilliant. I tried gloss one time and didn't like it. It just made it too glossy, and I dont care for that gloss on warbirds. Or any other planes for that matter. I've just stuck with the Matt finish. I got my super scorpion 90mm and will be doing a video again on the minwax process, as it's been a long time, and want to do it again as I will be adding graphics to the jet, then minwaxing over the graphics. Should be a good video, but won't happen for about a week. So watch for it.
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!!
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
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.
Hey sorry for the late response, and thank you for your great comment. I'm glad to have been able to get this video out there. I typically try to do a section at a time and not try to brush the entire surface all at once , especially large surfaces, the smaller ones like elevator and rudders are OK to do that. Yes I try to keep the brush somewhat wet at all times and not brush over areas already coated, if I do I just wet the brush anlittle more and brush any marks out. It all pretty much drys well either way and don't usually show any brush marks, especially when you use the brushes I mentioned that I got from Walmart, I tried with foam brushes but they don't work good at all when applying this stuff. Hope I answered your question. If not let me know. I try to check for comments every day.
Thanks for the reply! I did indeed get the brush from Walmart like you have and I really like it. This is my first attempt with this, and I cannot believe how much richer and deeper the
colors are! As I mentioned earlier, I had to learn to apply it smoothly and then leave it alone! Although mine is brushed, it appears to be sprayed. If I am doing an area that doesn't provide much contrast, I wear my hunting head lamp. It makes the white areas where you have already been stand out very well.
@briananderson2780 I'm glad it worked for you and are liking the results. It does so much for the paint, makes it more brilliant. I tried gloss one time and didn't like it. It just made it too glossy, and I dont care for that gloss on warbirds. Or any other planes for that matter. I've just stuck with the Matt finish.
I got my super scorpion 90mm and will be doing a video again on the minwax process, as it's been a long time, and want to do it again as I will be adding graphics to the jet, then minwaxing over the graphics. Should be a good video, but won't happen for about a week. So watch for it.
Thanks for the tip. I like how it looks.👍👍
Your welcome glad to be of service to anyone I can
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
Great video, straightforward and to the point. 👍🏻
Thanks, and thanks for watching!
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
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.
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!!