Monty Python Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 On an early war Spitfire with silver u/s, was this just lacquered or was it sprayed? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 (edited) I imagine sprayed- can't see people clambering around down there slapping paint on! Edit: sorry, misunderstood the question. Yeah, painted alu, not "clear coated". Edited October 28, 2019 by gingerbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 49 minutes ago, Monty Python said: On an early war Spitfire with silver u/s, was this just lacquered or was it sprayed? as in a clear coat over NMF, or painted aluminium? And that was PRE war. see here for timeline on what colours happened when https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Modeling-References/Camoflage-Markings/01-Supermarine-Spitfire Anyway, it's painted aluminium. as seen here, Spitfire Mk. I by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr Early Spitfire at Hornchurch 1939. by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 It seems that by and large British military aircraft at that time usually had some form of surface coating to protect from corrosion etc and so the 'silver' undersides or overall finish on aircraft both pre and postwar was painted or sprayed with some notable exceptions like the Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Python Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 57 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: as in a clear coat over NMF, or painted aluminium? And that was PRE war. see here for timeline on what colours happened when https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Modeling-References/Camoflage-Markings/01-Supermarine-Spitfire Anyway, it's painted aluminium. as seen here, Spitfire Mk. I by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr Early Spitfire at Hornchurch 1939. by Etienne du Plessis, on Flickr Great help, thats the kind of thing I was looking for, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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