X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:17:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.4] (HELO imo-m23.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 860281 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:20:20 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.4; envelope-from=MikeEasley@aol.com Received: from MikeEasley@aol.com by imo-m23.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.1f0.48a6e486 (3850) for ; Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:19:32 -0500 (EST) From: MikeEasley@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <1f0.48a6e486.30c1a3e4@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 08:19:32 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Flying in primer question X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1133529572" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5300 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1133529572 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit John, For what it's worth, I flew my ES in 80-120 grit sanded primer for over a year before it prepped it for the paint shop. I wiped down the whole plane, especially the belly to remove any grease. The belly took some work, a couple passes with lacquer thinner did the job. I gave it another coat of primer and sanded the whole plane one more time down to 320 before I took it over to the paint shop. Mike Easley -------------------------------1133529572 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

John,

For what it's worth, I flew my ES in 80-120 grit sanded primer for over= a=20 year before it prepped it for the paint shop. I wiped down the wh= ole=20 plane, especially the belly to remove any grease. The belly took some=20 work, a couple passes with lacquer thinner did the job. I gave it anot= her=20 coat of primer and sanded the whole plane one more time down to 320 before I= =20 took it over to the paint shop.

Mike Easley

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