November 23, 2024, 02:39:54 AM

Author Topic: My beater E6 canopy  (Read 1364 times)

flyalan

  • Guest
My beater E6 canopy
« on: July 25, 2012, 02:08:33 PM »
I have been kind of laid up this week with a DVT in my leg.  None of the fleet was in need of repair (for once).  I decided to resurrect and repair a damaged canopy that I was not using.  It needed a good bit of fiberglass work and definitely new paint.  I have been wanting to try some airbrushing and have a very nice Iwata airbrush just hanging out.
I used Createx airbrush paint and Krylon gloss clear.   
I have a work table in the garage that allowed me to do the work while sitting.  All of the work was of course done with the garage door up and a mask on. Smell wasn't bad until I used the Krylon. Fortunately my wife is out of town for the week otherwise she would have fussed about the fumes in the garage. 

The results are attached.  I think this one will be really visible!

Cheers,
Alan

[attachment deleted by admin]
« Last Edit: July 25, 2012, 09:36:19 PM by flyalan »

Offline Chris Sexton

  • Factory Specialist
  • Synergy Hero
  • *****
  • Posts: 2729
  • Admiral, There be whales here!
Re: My beater E6 canopy
« Reply #1 on: July 25, 2012, 02:39:34 PM »
I like it! How much for me to send you a cracked one to fix :)
Chris Sexton
Synergy Factory Specialist / Rail Blades / Team Scorpion

Offline steffgiguere

  • Field Representative
  • Synergy Hero
  • ****
  • Posts: 1373
Re: My beater E6 canopy
« Reply #2 on: July 25, 2012, 05:00:25 PM »
Like it also, must be easy to see.
Team Synergy, Canada

flyalan

  • Guest
My beater E6 canopy
« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2012, 08:12:32 PM »
Maybe that will be my winter diversion. Refurbishing old canopies!
Hopefully I'll get to try it out on Saturday.

Alan


Alan Butler
Sent from my IPAD using Tapatalk HD
« Last Edit: July 25, 2012, 08:49:03 PM by flyalan »

Offline Amy Botos

  • Administrator
  • Sr. Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 435
Re: My beater E6 canopy
« Reply #4 on: July 25, 2012, 09:28:55 PM »
I like it too Alan! Looks great. I will say though that I do not miss the days when matt painted his own canopies in the garage ;) the fumes always ended up in the house too somehow and we would both get headaches, yuck.

Offline Jerry Woodrough

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 49
Re: My beater E6 canopy
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2012, 09:17:36 PM »
My mom hates that to so thats why we have the trailer lol and looks great ;D
Get out and fly somthing!