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Re: Europa Paint Job - United Kingdom

Subject: Re: Europa Paint Job - United Kingdom
From: Graham Singleton <grasingleton@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 21:45:44
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>Europa Paint Job
>Have you considered a gel coat finish? It seems to be universal in gliders
>with 20 years or more experience to judge on. It gives a beautiful, long
>lasting finish that can be restored once in a while with hard wax, . It
>doesnt need an undercoat nor any UV protection coat and is very durable

It is easy to stick epoxy to polyester, ie first gel coat the mould, then 
lay up the wing skins etc. It is very hard to get polyester to stick to epoxy.
Roger Targett is the real guru of glider s in UK also his friend Tim Dews. 
They are the best.

Graham



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