Mr. Color - FS13538 žlutá

A signal yellow for markings and training machines

The number 13538 describes a deep gloss yellow. The leading one in the federal standard code determines the sheen, and the three that follows places the shade in the yellow group. The result is a color designed so that an area is recognizable from a great distance. It is not a pale cream or a shade shifted toward orange but a pure warning tone, the kind used where something has to be seen in any weather.

Where you will meet it

Most often on training machines, on rescue arrows and lettering around cockpits, on the tips of propeller blades, on the warning stripes of aircraft carrier deck equipment and on the markings of dangerous places on ground equipment. In historical schemes it is sprayed for the yellow bands on the fuselages of aircraft of the early Second World War, for the whole surfaces of training machines and for identification cowlings and rudders.

Coverage and recommended procedure

Yellow pigments are, together with the reds, among the least opaque, so applying them straight onto dark plastic or over finished camouflage makes no sense. The proven approach looks like this: spray a white base, let it cure properly and only then lay down two or three thin coats of yellow. The resulting surface is smooth and glossy, which is an advantage for decals, since they sit down on it without silvery edges. The paint is thinned with the organic product from the manufacturer's range at roughly a ratio of 1:1 to 2:1 and applied with an airbrush; before work it has to be stirred, because yellow pigment settles quickly. The volume of the pack is 10 ml.