Quote Originally Posted by topherchrisb View Post
Yeah this was something I was contemplating too. Do I want to powder coat the engine bay panels and lizard skin the inside of the cockpit... or just lizard skin the outside of the panels and then paint over the skin. If I were to do the latter is silicone the best gap filler or is there something else to be tried? I'm assuming I would just need to metal tape the joints on the inside after.

I just found this stuff on another forum. Sounds pretty stiff so not sure it'd work on panel to frame gaps but probably works well on panel to panel gaps?

https://usa.sika.com/en/industry/tra...aflex-221.html
Most polyurethane sealants are paintable. Long term issues with polyurethane are it's ability to withstand hot/cold cycles, they shrink over time and they can become brittle.