Sorry, should have said!
It is Akzo-Nobel Aerodur C21/100UVR (two pack polyurethane)
Simon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carl Pattinson
Sent: 14 February 2006 19:43
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Paint dilemma
--> <carl@flyers.freeserve.co.uk>
One crucial thing.
You havent said what paint was used. If it was the Poly***** stuff then i'm
not that surprised. I havent come accross anyone who is happy with the
stuff.
The only paint that should be used is two pack epoxy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Simon Smith" <jodel@nildram.co.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:08 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Paint dilemma
>
> Some advice from you all please.
>
> I have had my Europa painted by "a person that will remain nameless"
> who should know what they are doing. They delivered it back to me in
> mid January. The fuselage was delivered to my house for some more
> fitting out to be completed but the wings were delivered direct to the
> airfield. They were unloaded from the trailer by myself and "a person
> that will remain
> nameless "and stored in the hangar on a cradle still in the polythene as
> delivered.
> On checking them last week with my inspector we found that the inside of
> the
> polythene was wet and over the lower third (they are sitting on the LE so
> 1/3rd back from the LE on upper and lower surfaces) the paint is raised
> into
> thousands of tiny bubbles each around 0.1 to 0.2mm in size. We have
> removed
> the polythene and moved them to an enclosed area of the hangar where we
> can
> leave a fan heater running which raises the ambient temp by about 4
> degrees
> c.
>
> Photos can be seen at:
>
> http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jodel/IMG_7340.JPG
> http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jodel/IMG_7343.JPG
> http://homepages.nildram.co.uk/~jodel/IMG_7344.JPG
>
> The third picture is probably the clearest example of what has
> occurred.
>
> When this was discovered I phoned the " person that will remain
> nameless" and described the problem. He said that once the moisture
> had dried off the paint would return to normal. Given that the wings
> have been sitting in this enclosed heated area for a week now with no
> change to the surface finish finish, what do you think the outcome
> will be? Do you believe it will dry out and return? Have you seen
> this happen? The painter and I are 5
> hours drive apart so it is not an easy one to solve!
>
> thanks
>
> Simon
>
> G-BZTN kit 504
>
>
>
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