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From: "William T Bartlett" <wtbart@olympus.net>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: Thoughts on wheel well painting.
Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 09:26:03 -0800
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It's hard to paint in wheel wells. If you spray it just wants to blow back out. If you don't have
the top skin on mask the areas that the bid attaching the top skins will go and paint the lower half
and ribs before you put the top skin on. Painting the top skin only isn't all that hard in place,
but I'd paint it too before installing. This way you only have to paint the top tapes when you are
done. The placement of the tank fitting is right on the plans, so you can mask that off too on the
BL 50 rib. Polyurethane paint pulls itself tight as it dries, so you can do a very credible job with
a paint brush and rollers. Judges can't get their heads inside wheel wells to see minor blemishes.
Polyurethane is easy to clean when you throw mud up in the wheel wells. Hydraulic fluid won't eat
polyurethane, like it does other paints, either.
Bill N7WB