Thanks, but I don't understand the thing about leaving paper on spars too long?

I'm rather weary of old kits, and at this point I'm beginning to think that waiting a few years to afford a new kit may be the way to go. I paid $5,500 for the "half-done" RV-3 but had put a LOT more into it by the time I had purchased all the missing pieces. Correcting previous builders' mistakes can be expensive.

Finn

John Downing wrote:

Finn;  Very happy that you are OK.  There is an RV-4 near hear for sale.  It must be a 15 year old project.  The quality is a little crude and it has the old spars which would need replacing, as the original builder left the paper on to long and then tried to sand off, so I would assume these are junk.  I don't know what the lady, husband was 3rd owner and is now deceased, is asking for project, if you are interested I can contact her.  It is about 1100 miles up here in Michigan.  JohnD