Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:48:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m26.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.7] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2b6) with ESMTP id 232693 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:26:26 -0400 Received: from JIMRHER@aol.com by imo-m26.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v37_r2.6.) id q.75.2d4d0246 (2519); Thu, 1 Jul 2004 00:25:52 -0400 (EDT) From: JIMRHER@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <75.2d4d0246.2e14ec50@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2004 00:25:52 EDT Subject: gear leg finish, X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net, joe.t@trepicone.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_75.2d4d0246.2e14ec50_boundary" X-Mailer: 8.0 for Windows sub 6808 --part1_75.2d4d0246.2e14ec50_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Joe Trepicone asked about ideas for the gear leg finish on the L4. I now have over 250 flight hours on my 4P and at first I was very concerned about the same thing. Mine came out with some resin spots that took a lot of work to get off and then had some shinning spots that I didn't like. I have a Detail/Waxing person that helps me keep it clean and he used a Mother's Mag and Aluminum Polish and a 3M fine pad to grab and run around the leg. It came out looking like shining Nickel. It lasts a long time until dirty or wet spots appear. The only time I have to redo the finish is after I land in the rain and the spots dry on the legs, after a week you can see a little rust starting to form, but it comes off with the dirt even by using a paper towel. After experiencing the real world I don't think even powder coating would be any easier to take care of and probably would show the rub marks more from the door cam track. These legs come with a good, I think, Nickel plating with a satin finish. I couldn't keep the satin finish but feel the shining look is better. Good Luck, Jim Hergert N6XE, "An Sex Y" L4P --part1_75.2d4d0246.2e14ec50_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Joe Trepicone aske= d about ideas for the gear leg finish on the L4.
I now have over 250 flight hours on my 4P and at first I was very concerned=20= about the same thing. Mine came out with some resin spots that took a lot of= work to get off and then had some shinning spots that I didn't like. I have= a Detail/Waxing person that helps me keep it clean and he used a Mother's M= ag and Aluminum Polish and a 3M fine pad to grab and run around the leg. It=20= came out looking like shining Nickel. It lasts a long time until dirty or we= t spots appear. The only time I have to redo the finish is after I land in t= he rain and the spots dry on the legs, after a week you can see a little rus= t starting to form, but it comes off with the dirt even by using a paper tow= el. After experiencing the real world I don't think even powder coating woul= d be any easier to take care of and probably would show the rub marks more f= rom the door cam track. These legs come with a good, I think, Nickel plating= with a satin finish. I couldn't keep the satin finish but feel the shining=20= look is better.
Good Luck,

Jim Hergert
N6XE, "An Sex Y" L4P
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