X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:13:43 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth02.mail.atl.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.62] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.3) with ESMTP id 872087 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:14:53 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.62; envelope-from=skipslater@earthlink.net DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=earthlink.net; b=ZWYx3BEwBZARVhxO/Fs5SxT8u7aZwhLKLWqnLw/qJtTKbk8424AThqEsRKluKqXE; h=Received:Message-ID:Reply-To:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [199.174.241.75] (helo=Skip) by smtpauth02.mail.atl.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Elgwn-0003m0-Ug for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 12 Dec 2005 01:14:07 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <000101c5fee3$6f0a6270$3c3afea9@Skip> Reply-To: "Skip Slater" From: "Skip Slater" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Body Work X-Original-Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:48:04 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_005F_01C5FE48.BED75290" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-ELNK-Trace: cbee950bdf563876c8ad50643b1069f8239a348a220c260972a1fcd4f268d514e8e108f7d5b474a093caf27dac41a8fd350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 199.174.241.75 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C5FE48.BED75290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A bit of advice on fillers from someone who paid dearly for the lesson: = DO NOT use polyester based fillers in any place that has the slightest = chance of flexing once you're flying. It dries out and cracks if = flexed. If that happens to occur after your paint is on, the cracks go = right through your paint. I had this start to happen along my = upper/lower fuselage seam even though we put 2 BID over it inside and = out. To fix it and repaint my fuselage cost me about $7500. Skip Slater N540ES ------=_NextPart_000_005F_01C5FE48.BED75290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

A bit of advice on fillers from someone = who paid=20 dearly for the lesson: DO NOT use polyester based fillers in any = place=20 that has the slightest chance of flexing once you're flying. It = dries out=20 and cracks if flexed. If that happens to occur after your = paint is=20 on, the cracks go right through your paint. I had this start = to=20 happen along my upper/lower fuselage seam even though we put 2 BID over = it=20 inside and out. To fix it and repaint my fuselage cost me about=20 $7500.

Skip Slater

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