Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 16:16:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-r02.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.98] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b4) with ESMTP id 2144947 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:46:34 -0400 Received: from JIMRHER@aol.com by imo-r02.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v34.22.) id q.30.3d504af3 (4418) for ; Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:46:25 -0400 (EDT) From: JIMRHER@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <30.3d504af3.2bd83980@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 14:46:24 EDT Subject: when to paint? X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_30.3d504af3.2bd83980_boundary" X-Mailer: 7.0 for Windows sub 10634 --part1_30.3d504af3.2bd83980_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I see several posts about not painting until flown for some time. I thought I would support painting first. I had mine painted first and didn't have any problems that would have required major repaint. I think the other problem of completely disassembling of your flying airplane and not flying it for some time, maybe months, is a much bigger issue to me. After flying mine for 1.5 years there are a couple of small things showing that I really wouldn't have seen if it were in primer anyway and I didn't see the first thing until after 75 hrs. Keep in mind that this is not a One off prototype airplane but a known, almost production repeated airplane and shouldn't need that much outside rework, (in my humble opinion). This is not a right or wrong issue but it worked for me. Jim Hergert N6XE, "An Sex Y" L4P --part1_30.3d504af3.2bd83980_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I see several posts about not paintin= g until flown for some time. I thought I would support painting first. I had= mine painted first and didn't have any problems that would have required ma= jor repaint. I think the other problem of completely disassembling of your f= lying airplane and not flying it for some time, maybe months, is a much bigg= er issue to me. After flying mine for 1.5 years there are a couple of small=20= things showing that I really wouldn't have seen if it were in primer anyway=20= and I didn't see the first thing until after 75 hrs.
Keep in mind that this is not a One off prototype airplane but a known, almo= st production repeated airplane and shouldn't need that much outside rework,= (in my humble opinion).
This is not a right or wrong issue but it worked for me.

Jim Hergert
N6XE, "An Sex Y" L4P
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