Horizon hobby foam spinner protection.

[Hobbydude2]

Alot of rc planes have these wimpy foam spinners that crunch like a ritz cracker during a botched landing. After ordering a zillion foam spinners I thought of a cheap solution. Beacon Hobby Coat is a solution. Its like enamal it dries clear and makes the foam very close to plastic. Purchase a bottle and do all of your foam spinners maybe 4 coats each. It dries flat and shiny like clear coat on a car. If you ding it, you wont be replacing your spinners all the time. I secure all my spinners with a touch of ca in case of a bad landing or a flippy floppy. Images of coated props. included.

 

[Doom!]

Good tip.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Good idea. Luckily, I fly my micros at a soccer park a couple blocks from us and the grass doesn't allow any damage.

 

[Edfrombama]

Good afternoon to all-
Brother, you never lied. those foam spinners ain't worth a tinker's damn... I will have to try your fix. Most of the time, I just let the foam spinner find its own way home and fly spinnerless. Works just fine.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed

 

[Hobbydude2]

Good tip.

Thanks.

Good idea. Luckily, I fly my micros at a soccer park a couple blocks from us and the grass doesn't allow any damage.

10-4.

Good afternoon to all-
Brother, you never lied. those foam spinners ain't worth a tinker's damn... I will have to try your fix. Most of the time, I just let the foam spinner find its own way home and fly spinnerless. Works just fine.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed

Yessir, I like the spinner look on my birdies, and sometimes I have had a few bouncers which turned the little foam cone into a ritz cracker. Hobby Lobby and Michaels sells the little bottle and its pretty cool. I have flown many flights with the coating on it and didnt notice any performance issues.