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RAF56_Ball · 18 September 2009, 10:31 PM

The fun part about PC-10 is that you can have almost any thing from the dark green to the oxidized chocolate look. How? If you make a batch of dope according to the pigment formula, you can paint a sample swatch (like a 1 foot square piece shrunk on a wood frame), then expose it to sunlight. To make it more interesting, you cover it with a grid of say 3"X3" squares and uncover an additional square every 1-2 weeks, leaving this sample out in the elements. When you get to the last square, bring it in before you age it and look at what you get.
You could then pick any of the shades in between start and finish and have a legitimate "PC-10" with lots of aging character, or fresh out of the assembly hangar, heheheh.

18 September 2009, 10:31 PM	#71 (permalink)
RAF56_Ball Forum Ace Contributor Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Wausau, WI Posts: 742	The fun part about PC-10 is that you can have almost any thing from the dark green to the oxidized chocolate look. How? If you make a batch of dope according to the pigment formula, you can paint a sample swatch (like a 1 foot square piece shrunk on a wood frame), then expose it to sunlight. To make it more interesting, you cover it with a grid of say 3"X3" squares and uncover an additional square every 1-2 weeks, leaving this sample out in the elements. When you get to the last square, bring it in before you age it and look at what you get. You could then pick any of the shades in between start and finish and have a legitimate "PC-10" with lots of aging character, or fresh out of the assembly hangar, heheheh. __________________ Glenn 'Chip' Burt Integrity is doing the right thing, regardless. in Honor of Albert Ball. A valiant pilot, but a man of God first and last. Last edited by RAF56_Ball; 19 September 2009 at 01:27 PM.