X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:32:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.123] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.16) with ESMTP id 3814539 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:12:20 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.123; envelope-from=super_chipmunk@roadrunner.com Received: from Laptop ([74.75.176.139]) by cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20090816001143548.QJI16591@cdptpa-omta03.mail.rr.com> for ; Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:11:43 +0000 X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Bill Wade" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Fly in primer? X-Original-Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:11:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CA1DE4.9B98ECC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18005 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18005 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CA1DE4.9B98ECC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been told that if oil got onto primer it was impossible to = remove. It makes sense to me but am I wrong? Although it's a long way off, my plan is to prime and then shoot a = plain white top coat just to protect the primer. I paint outdoors so = between the bugs, pollen, and my limited ability it won't be pretty but = should last through test flights and any tweaking. By that time the = flaws that were mentioned will hopefully show up and it can go to a = paint shop for the final paint job. BTW on my Velocity project I found that playing a heat gun lightly on = the factory-primed glass would bring out the weave. As I decided not to = complete the plane I don't know if there might've been a long-term = effect on the glass or the primer. I doubt it was any worse than a ramp = on a hot sunny day though. Might be something to try on some scrap... = -Bill Wade ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dana Westphal=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:10 PM Subject: [LML] Re: Fly in primer? I also recommend flying in primer. We flew my Legacy almost a year = before paint. After the first flights, we were up and down that wing = hundreds of times fixing, fiddling and adjusting many things in the = cockpit and behind the panel (many unusual body positions were observed = I might add). Performing the final fit on the glare shield in itself = required many trips up and down the wings. I think that we would have = worn right through the wing walk and paint! =20 Fly safe, =20 Dana Westphal Legacy N97DW "Built over Geologic Time" =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_00D3_01CA1DE4.9B98ECC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
  I have been told that if oil got = onto primer=20 it was impossible to remove. It makes sense to me but am I = wrong?
 
  Although it's a long way = off, my plan=20 is to prime and then shoot a plain white top coat just to protect the = primer. I=20 paint outdoors so between the bugs, pollen, and my limited = ability it=20 won't be pretty but should last through test flights and any = tweaking.=20 By that time the flaws that were mentioned will hopefully show up and it = can go=20 to a paint shop for the final paint job.
 
  BTW on my Velocity project I = found that=20 playing a heat gun lightly on the factory-primed glass would bring = out the=20 weave. As I decided not to complete the plane I = don't=20 know if there might've been a long-term effect on the glass or the = primer.=20 I doubt it was any worse than a ramp on a hot sunny day though. Might be = something to try on some scrap...    -Bill Wade
 
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dana=20 Westphal
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 = 1:10=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Fly in = primer?

I also recommend flying = in=20 primer.  We flew my Legacy almost a year before paint.  = After the=20 first flights, we were up and down that wing hundreds of times fixing, = fiddling and adjusting many things in the cockpit and behind the panel = (many=20 unusual body positions were observed I might add).  Performing = the final=20 fit on the glare shield in itself required many trips up and down the=20 wings.  I think that we would have worn right through the wing = walk and=20 paint!

 

Fly=20 safe,

 

Dana=20 Westphal

Legacy=20 N97DW

=93Built over Geologic = Time=94 =20

 

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