Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #57742
From: Ian Crowe <ian.crowe@sympatico.ca>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Paint adhesion to carbon fiber
Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:26:26 -0500
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
I have a 360 with a locally built carbon fiber cowling.  My problem is that I cannot seem to get a local painter who can make the paint stick.  The last try gave me about ten hours before  cracks appeared to start from around the oil filler door and spread outwards from there.  It became apparent the whole paint system, body filler and all was lifting off from the carbon fiber.
 
Is there any procedure that must be followed to ensure that the filler and paint will remain bonded to the carbon fiber?  I do not want to try painting it again before I can have a reasonable chance of having it last.
 
Any help or thoughts on the matter will be gratefully received or personal experience with this problem.
 
Tim, does Lancair recommend any procedure with carbon fiber aircraft..
 
Ian B.  Crowe
LNC 2 C-FKRO
Subscribe (FEED) Subscribe (DIGEST) Subscribe (INDEX) Unsubscribe Mail to Listmaster