Ron Earp
Member
I'm in the middle of building my plane and getting to the point where I need to start thinking about exterior paint. For all of my interior priming needs I've been using the Ekopoxy from Stewart Systems, which I see a fair number of other folks are using as well. Ekopoxy is a two part water based epoxy which they've long recommended for metal aircraft. EkoCrylic is the top coat that is to be used with the Ekopoxy on metal planes.
However, over the last month or so, Stewart has been having problems with their OEM supplier for their EkoCrylic. According to the rep I spoke with they have not identified what the issue is and are uncertain when EkoCrylic will be available again. They're recommending customers use EkoPoly, which is their paint formulated for fabric aircraft.
Anyone have experience with EkoPoly? I'm a bit concerned about using it since EkoCrylic was the paint they claimed as formulated for metal aircraft. I would expect significant differences in a paint formulation for metal vs fabric, and would rather not use a "somewhat suitable" paint just to stay in the Stewart paint system.
However, over the last month or so, Stewart has been having problems with their OEM supplier for their EkoCrylic. According to the rep I spoke with they have not identified what the issue is and are uncertain when EkoCrylic will be available again. They're recommending customers use EkoPoly, which is their paint formulated for fabric aircraft.
Anyone have experience with EkoPoly? I'm a bit concerned about using it since EkoCrylic was the paint they claimed as formulated for metal aircraft. I would expect significant differences in a paint formulation for metal vs fabric, and would rather not use a "somewhat suitable" paint just to stay in the Stewart paint system.