X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:08:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s26.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.165] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5398500 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:02:02 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.165; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS13 ([65.55.90.136]) by snt0-omc3-s26.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:01:27 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [71.84.173.173] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: Paint before or after test flying X-Original-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:26 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2EFB_01CCEBB8.9495B210" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.20.0091.1100 Seal-Send-Time: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:26 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Feb 2012 16:01:27.0116 (UTC) FILETIME=[12C598C0:01CCEBFB] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2EFB_01CCEBB8.9495B210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On the flip side to your experiences, the WLS primer on my bird was on = for over a year while building. Some areas, like the rear stab. and = elevator, to this day (painted in 1999), show the weave under hanger = lights (the dreaded fluorescents). Can't feel it, but it can bee seen = (DuPont chromabase coat/clear coat). =20 The cowl, which was not primered before flying, but was primered at the = time of the finish paint work, does not show any weave under fluorescent = lights. In the 13 years since paint (wow, has it been that long) nothing with = the paint has changed. No more or fewer areas of seeable weave. All = looks as good now as it did in 1999 (except for my own condition = inspection dings). Gary Edwards LNC2 =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: TByrnes133@aol.com=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 5:24 AM Subject: [LML] Re: Paint before or after test flying My first Lancair (LNC2) was finished in 1992. I used WLS primer and = it was painted with PPG basecoat clearcoat before first flight. I did = need to modify the cowl after paint which was a pain, but more = important, when the plane was 3 or 4 years old ripples started to = appear. Also if you hilighted some areas you could barley see the weave = in the glass cloth. I believe that was caused by shrinkage of the = primer. On my second Lancair (LNC4) which was also primed with WLS did not get = painted for about 8 months after first flight. The beautiful paint job = (Brad Simmons) is now 8 1/2 years old and does not show any ripples or = glass weave. It still looks great. I believe that letting the primer = cure for 6 or 8 months is the way to go Tom Byrnes Lancair IV N54TB ------=_NextPart_000_2EFB_01CCEBB8.9495B210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
On the flip side to your experiences, the WLS primer = on my=20 bird was on for over a year while building.  Some areas, like=20 the rear stab. and elevator, to this day (painted in 1999), = show the=20 weave under hanger lights (the dreaded fluorescents).  Can't = feel it,=20 but it can bee seen (DuPont chromabase coat/clear coat). =20
 
The cowl, which was not primered before flying, but = was=20 primered at the time of the finish paint work, does not show any weave = under=20 fluorescent lights.
 
In the 13 years since paint (wow, has it been that = long)=20 nothing with the paint has changed. No more or fewer areas of = seeable=20 weave.  All looks as good now as it did in 1999 (except for my = own=20 condition inspection dings).
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2  
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My first Lancair (LNC2) was finished in 1992.  I used WLS = primer and=20 it was painted with PPG basecoat clearcoat before first flight.  = I did=20 need to modify the cowl after paint which was a pain, but more = important, when=20 the plane was 3 or 4 years old ripples started to appear.  Also = if you=20 hilighted some areas you could barley see the weave in the glass = cloth. =20 I believe that was caused by shrinkage of the primer.
 
On my second Lancair (LNC4) which was also primed with WLS did = not get=20 painted for about 8 months after first flight.  The beautiful = paint job=20 (Brad Simmons) is now 8 1/2 years old and does not show any ripples or = glass=20 weave.  It still looks great.  I believe that letting the = primer=20 cure for 6 or 8 months is the way to go
 
Tom Byrnes Lancair IV = N54TB
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