Aircraft Finishes

• Acetone


  Fast evaporating colorless solvent
• Alcohol Butanol


  Slow drying solvent that can be mixed with aircraft dope
• Ethanyl Alcohol


  Used to thin shellac for spraying
• Isopropyl Alcohol


  Can be used as a disinfectant
• Benzene


  Highly flammable colorless liquid
• Methyl Ethyl Kethone


  Also referred to as 2 butanone
• Methylene Chloride


  Colorless volatile liquid completely miscible with a variety of other solvents
• Toluene


  Referred to as toluol or methylbenzene
• Turpentine


  Obtained by distillation of wood from certain pine trees
• Mineral Spirits


  Sometimes referred to as white spirit
• Naphtha


  One of a wide variety of volatile hydrocarbon mixtures
• Linseed oil


  Most commonly used carrier in oil paint
• Thinners


  • Include a plethora of solvents
• Varnish


  Transparent protective finish
• Wash Primer


  Water thin coatings
• Red iron oxide


  Alkyd resin based coating
• Gray enamel


  Nonsanding primer compatible with a wide variety of topcoats
• Urethane


  Typically a two part product that uses a chemical activator
• Epoxy


  A synthetic thermosetting resin that produces tough hard
• Zinc chromate


  Corrosion resistant pigment that can be added to primers