Return-Path: Received: from femail6.sdc1.sfba.home.com ([24.0.95.86]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-70783U4500L450S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 18:46:52 -0500 Received: from c656256a ([65.0.202.160]) by femail6.sdc1.sfba.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20010201235526.RFRJ3589.femail6.sdc1.sfba.home.com@c656256a> for ; Thu, 1 Feb 2001 15:55:26 -0800 Message-ID: <003201c08caa$b8046a80$a0ca0041@saltlk1.ut.home.com> From: "Robert Smiley" To: References: <200102011116_MC2-C3ED-9272@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: Body Work and Paint another idea Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 16:57:22 -0700 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Looking for imperfections on the surface is very exacting. If you want that perfect smooth finish without pinholes, use this inspection procedure. Get a two foot floorescent shop light. When you think your surface is perfectly smooth, whet the surface with slow drying degreaser or water, put the light parallel to the wing chord low to the surface in front of you and examine with your eye level low and look at the reflection area, keeping the surface wet and observe one square inch at a time. If done right, pinholes will be perceived as a shadow and you can place a small tab of masking tape near it and continue examining. after you are done then you can fill the pinholes, sand and do it again.This is very tediuous work and hard on the eyes but that is what it takes. Jim Frantz is right, the job never ends what usually happens is we give up. Bob Smiley N94RJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>