Hi Mike,
We decided not to fly until painted for the following reasons;
1) the color must be white to keep from getting too hot. One plane we
know of had light grey primer on a control surface that warped in the
sun.
2) even with white primer, the primer is usually more porous than paint,
and may get impregnated with engine oils, bug juice, etc, that may cause
problems later on when you do paint.
just my two cents worth,
Terry Seaver
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Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:07 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Time to Paint?
Good day all,
I just came from my Flight Physical and since I have a real old flying
doctor, we chatted over my build. When I brought up having to find
someone to paint my bird or go out and learn to do it myself...and buy
the equipment....he stated that he and friends that have built 6 planes
over the past 10 years....from Long EZ's to RV's....that they never
painted their planes until after they flew off their 40 hours of test
flying! This came as a surprise to me.....how about to you folks? Pros
and Cons would be a big help in the upcoming discussion.
Mike Duane A207A
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
Jabiru 3300A
Sensenich R64Z N
Ground Adjustable Prop
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