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Main => Builders Discussions => Topic started by: matta757 on December 31, 2016, 08:54:13 AM
Hi all,
Does anyone here have any experience painting real dzus fasteners from a brand new state? I tried over the weekend using the usual method of priming first with a self ecthing primer and then doing my color coat. Problem is that when I try to fasten them into the panel, the paint kind of just peels off. Phil told me that dzus are usually steel, not aluminum, and so they might require a different kind of priming.
Just looking for some guidance... thanks!
Matt
simple fix attach and use hobby type airbrush :2cw:
Most bare metal aircraft fasteners have an anti-corrosive coating on them which needs to be removed before priming.
I found the best way is to clean them with steel wool & isopropyl alcohol before etch priming. I have painted hundreds of new OEM fasteners this way, and the paint sticks to it like the proverbial "shit to a blanket"