Re: Coat the float?

[amuller]

You can order a small can of POR15 from Amazon and get it in a couple of days. AT the moment, $13.92 for 8 oz, which is enough to do a bunch of floats. I have only about a year’s experience with it but over that time period it seems to hold up.

Possibly there are some flavors of model airplane dope that hold up but why take a chance?

There will be a layer of aluminum flake (pigment) in the bottom. For coating a float it may not matter but for tank coating it needs to be fully stirred up, or you will have a glop layer at the bottom that won’t spread readily.

I agree with the advice to get a new float if available at a reasonable price, especially for a paying job.