X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [66.94.81.250] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 5.0c1) with HTTP id 669775 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:07:39 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Using WLS Primer To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.0c1 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 16:07:39 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: X-Priority: 3 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Gary Edwards" : Scott, I have used WLS Primer past its date. I have subsequently not had any problems with the paint or finish over it after 6 years. As may be in your case, if you are using the old stuff as a beginning, in my paint preparation, most of the first gallon of WLS (the old stuff) ended up on the floor via sanding anyway. In order to fill the weave in the early kits, I took it down almost all the way to the glass after the first shooting of the WLS. Then on subsequent shootings, I progressively left just a little on each time to work out the low areas, taking care to avoid excessive buildup which adds needless weight. Being frugal about saving weight all the time during building includes the painting process. After weighing several planes of similar size (Lancairs and RV's), before and after paint, the painting process adds about 25 pounds. On a bird of our size, that amount of weight is significant. Gary Edwards LNC2 N21SN