X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:08:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.12.137.6] (HELO imo-m25.mail.aol.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.13) with ESMTP id 3566413 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:05:58 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.6; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m25.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v39.1.) id q.c86.4bb32cad (33856) for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:05:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:05:18 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Wheelwell Sealer X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1238551518" X-Mailer: AOL 9.1 sub 5006 X-Spam-Flag:NO -------------------------------1238551518 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Rob, Just wait 'til you taxi thru a few muddy water puddles.......... Grayhawk In a message dated 3/31/2009 8:42:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, rwolf99@aol.com writes: I used Jeffco fuel tank sealer for the bottom of the wheel well. This is where "stuff" would puddle and I did not want it to soak into the composite material. I used just a single brushed-on coat, not a double coat like in the fuel tanks. You can't really see it unless you really jam your head up in there or use an inspection mirror. The only part you can really see is the outer face of the cockpit closeout rib. On this I used Zolatone. No primer required and it's a pebbly finish so if you don't clean it really well you can't tell. At least that's the theory. My plane hasn't flown yet, but it looks good in the garage! I intend to have my painter paint the inside of the gear doors, as these are plainly visible when the airplane is parked. I did not paint the underside of the top skin. That's protected from UV exposure so it doesn't need paint. Maybe if I was building one of those ultra-heavy Grand Champion showplanes ... but I'm not. I have seen some drop dead gorgeous airplanes and I have been astounded at how much they weigh. I don't expect mine will be the lightest in the fleet but it won't be the heaviest, either. No offense meant to those with beautiful and heavy airplanes, and kudos to those of you with beautiful *and* light airplanes. We all set our own priorities -- that's what homebuilding is all about! - Rob Wolf Lancair 360 in progress ____________________________________ Get there faster with the MapQuest Toolbar. Try it now. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1220439616x1201372437/aol?redir=http:%2F%2Fwww.freecreditreport.com%2Fpm%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fsc%3D668072%26hmpgID %3D62%26bcd%3DfebemailfooterNO62) -------------------------------1238551518 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Rob,
 
Just wait 'til you taxi thru a few muddy water puddles..........
 
Grayhawk
 
In a message dated 3/31/2009 8:42:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 rwolf99@aol.com writes:
<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>I used=20 Jeffco fuel tank sealer for the bottom of the wheel well.  This is wh= ere=20 "stuff" would puddle and I did not want it to soak into the composite=20 material.  I used just a single brushed-on coat, not a double coat li= ke=20 in the fuel tanks.  You can't really see it unless you really jam you= r=20 head up in there or use an inspection mirror.

The only part you can= =20 really see is the outer face of the cockpit closeout rib.  On this I=20= used=20 Zolatone.  No primer required and it's a pebbly finish so if you don'= t=20 clean it really well you can't tell.  At least that's the theory.&nbs= p;=20 My plane hasn't flown yet, but it looks good in the garage!

I inten= d to=20 have my painter paint the inside of the gear doors, as these are plainly=20 visible when the airplane is parked.

I did not paint the underside=20= of=20 the top skin.  That's protected from UV exposure so it doesn't need=20 paint.  Maybe if I was building one of those ultra-heavy Grand Champi= on=20 showplanes ... but I'm not.  I have seen some drop dead gorgeous=20 airplanes and I have been astounded at how much they weigh.  I don't=20 expect mine will be the lightest in the fleet but it won't be the heaviest= ,=20 either.

No offense meant to those with beautiful and heavy airplane= s,=20 and kudos to those of you with beautiful *and* light airplanes.  We a= ll=20 set our own priorities -- that's what homebuilding is all about!

-=20= Rob=20 Wolf
Lancair 360 in progress=20

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