Message-ID: <00b301bf0528$9c6ec8c0$13c295cf@bill>
From: "William T Bartlett" <wtbart@olympus.net>
To: <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
References: <19990922042210.AAA10038@truman.olsusa.com>
Subject: Wheel wells & Hyd. fluid
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 11:29:43 -0700
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Prepreg seems to soak up Hyd Fluid and it is hard to get back out. Even
though polyurethane is hard to sand off, it is not nearly as difficult as
getting Hyd fluid out of prepreg. The area around the hyd. powerpack should
be finished with either polyurethane or at least painted with thinned
(acetone) epoxy. I didn't do this.
Bill N7WB
> I took a look at all items in the wells potentially requiring future
> maintenance (the glass and epoxy type) and decided to leave everything
> virgin. Sure,it looks sorta grungy but I'm more concerned with
> maintainability than a snazzy finish. I'd never feel really good about the
> integrity of a lay-up made over a place where one had to scrape away paint
> (or whatever) to get to the working surface.
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> As said here before, many times: You pays your money and you takes your
> choice. Besides, beautiful wheel wells won't make your bird go any faster.
>
> Dan Schaefer


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