X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:10:26 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail384c25.carrierzone.com ([209.235.146.154] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTPS id 4344500 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:58:51 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.235.146.154; envelope-from=Wendell@solesbeeauto.com X-Authenticated-User: wendell.solesbeeauto.com Received: from userpy6telul28 (adsl-63-197-35-114.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [63.197.35.114]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail384c25.carrierzone.com (8.13.6/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o5BFw8uG032115 for ; Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:58:13 GMT X-Original-Message-ID: Reply-To: "Wendell Solesbee" From: "Wendell Solesbee" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] discolored paint mystery X-Original-Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 08:58:42 -0700 Organization: Solesbee Auto Crafts, Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002A_01CB0944.4A7886B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01CB0944.4A7886B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Randy , You are probably getting some bleed through from something under = the topcoat. Do you recall what kind of filler you used. Bleed through = used to be a big problem in the auto body business especially with white = but with the use of catalyzed primers it isn't much of a problem = anymore. Did you use any uncatylized products or did you sand through = the catalyzed primer exposing the filler before the top coat was = applied. Wendell Solesbee N4LK ----- Original Message -----=20 From: randy snarr=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:23 AM Subject: [LML] discolored paint mystery One of the main reasons I subscribe to this site is that there = are many who are much smarter than I on the forum. Hopefully, someone = has a suggestion on an off the wall matter. I park in a large enclosed hangar next to a Lear Jet that has a = large high powered Radar Imaging pod on the bottom of the airplane. The = company that uses the airplane flies all over the world doing ground = imaging work from 40,000 feet. I don't know much about how the equipment = works and until recently did not care. Due to the economy, the airpane = has been sitting for some time. The last 2 weeks however, the company = that owns the craft has had people working on the imaging equipment in = the hangar. Yes, this is going somewhere.. Last week I noticed I several = areas on my airplane where my white paint was turning yellow. Similar to = what you would see happen after years of exposure in the sun. Strange = thing is that the "yellowing" happend over about 4 days. During this = time the high power radar imaging equipment was being worked on. It was = told it was also tested in the hangar.=20 My question is for anyone in the group that has an understanding = of this type of technology is could this have been the cause of my = yellowing paint? The strange part is that, only some places on the = airplane turned yellow. Right side elevator, right side of hte canopy = frame and the inner wing on the pilots side. To add to the mystery, All = of the areas that turned yellow are generally in line from where the = suspected paint yellowing radar emitter would have been. I was told by a = representative of the company that it is indeed a powerful radar and = that it could not be fully powered up in the hangar as it would do the = same thing as a microwave does to anyone in the room. If someone has some insight about this stuff, I would love to = hear their thoughts on the matter... Thanks in advance... Randy Snarr =20 ------=_NextPart_000_002A_01CB0944.4A7886B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Randy , You are probably getting some = bleed through=20 from something under the topcoat. Do you recall what kind of filler you = used.=20 Bleed through used to be a big problem in the auto body business = especially with=20 white but with the use of catalyzed primers it isn't much of a problem = anymore.=20 Did you use any uncatylized products or did you sand through=20 the catalyzed primer exposing = the filler=20 before the top coat was applied.
 
Wendell Solesbee N4LK
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From:=20 randy=20 snarr
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 = 3:23 AM
Subject: [LML] discolored paint = mystery

One of the main reasons I subscribe to this site is that = there are=20 many who are much smarter than I on the forum. Hopefully, = someone has a=20 suggestion on an off the wall matter.
 
I park in a large enclosed hangar next to a Lear Jet that = has=20 a large high powered Radar Imaging pod on the bottom of the = airplane. The company that uses the airplane flies all over the = world=20 doing  ground imaging work from 40,000 feet. I don't = know much=20 about how the equipment works and until recently did not care. = Due to=20 the economy, the airpane has been sitting for some time. = The last 2=20 weeks however, the company that owns the craft has had=20 people working on the imaging equipment in the = hangar.
Yes, this is going somewhere.. Last week I noticed I = several areas=20 on my airplane where my white paint was turning yellow. = Similar to=20 what you would see happen after years of exposure in the=20 sun. Strange thing is that the "yellowing" happend over = about 4=20 days. During this time the high power radar imaging = equipment=20 was being worked on. It was told it was also tested in the = hangar.=20
My question is for anyone in the group that has an = understanding of=20 this type of technology is could this have been the cause = of my=20 yellowing paint? The strange part is that, only some places on = the=20 airplane turned yellow. Right = side  elevator, right side=20 of hte canopy frame and the inner wing on the pilots side. To = add to the=20 mystery, All of the areas that turned yellow are generally in = line from=20 where the suspected paint yellowing radar emitter would have = been. I was=20 told by a representative of the company that it is indeed a = powerful=20 radar and that it could not be fully powered up in the hangar as = it=20 would do the same thing as a microwave does to anyone in = the=20 room.
If someone has some insight about this stuff, I would love = to hear=20 their thoughts on the matter...
 
Thanks in advance...
Randy Snarr
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