Bill,

I'd agree that a bright shiny red is attractive. However,
studies have shown that red color is not very good
for seeing at a distance; it begins to look black at
a surprisingly short distance away. For see-and-be-seen,
those studies suggested a rather ugly orange, as I
recall. Fire trucks are now a curious yellow green
because red doesn't show up well at night -- for the
same reason. Maybe that color is a good one, but I
don't think I'd want it.

At 17:42 19 October 2006, Bill Daniels wrote:
Since the old paint is peeling that badly, why not
take it to your frendly
local 'U-Squirt it' car wash and blast the rest off
with high pressure
water. I was able to take the color coat off an old
2-22 that way while
leaving the aluminum dope undamaged - no messing with
yucky paint stripper.

As for paint, since this is an experimental, why not
look into the new water
based automotive paints. I hear a lot of praise from
the auto repair people
about this stuff. It's non hazardous, has brilliant
colors that last and
the final finish has a 'wet look' like Imron. They
can shoot your glider in
their spray booths. I like the dazzling 'arrest me
red' used on Jeep
Cherokees.

Bill Daniels