X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:24:17 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-ma06.mx.aol.com ([64.12.78.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5397254 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:23:33 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.78.142; envelope-from=TByrnes133@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-db03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-db03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.201]) by imr-ma06.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q1EMMtRZ026947 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:22:55 -0500 Received: from core-mkb004b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-mkb004.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.98.13]) by mtaomg-db03.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id CBE78E000082 for ; Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:22:54 -0500 (EST) From: TByrnes133@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:22:54 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Paint before or after test flying X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_d6d6.2c031116.3c6c38be_boundary" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5048 X-Originating-IP: [173.89.100.102] x-aol-global-disposition: G X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:398717472:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d33c94f3adebe1fe1 --part1_d6d6.2c031116.3c6c38be_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit My first Lancair (LNC2) was finished in 1992. I used WLS primer and it was painted with PPG basecoat clearcoat before first flight. I did need to modify the cowl after paint which was a pain, but more important, when the plane was 3 or 4 years old ripples started to appear. Also if you hilighted some areas you could barley see the weave in the glass cloth. I believe that was caused by shrinkage of the primer. On my second Lancair (LNC4) which was also primed with WLS did not get painted for about 8 months after first flight. The beautiful paint job (Brad Simmons) is now 8 1/2 years old and does not show any ripples or glass weave. It still looks great. I believe that letting the primer cure for 6 or 8 months is the way to go Tom Byrnes Lancair IV N54TB --part1_d6d6.2c031116.3c6c38be_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

My first Lancair (LNC2) was finished in 1992. I used WLS primer = and=20 it was painted with PPG basecoat clearcoat before first flight. I did= need=20 to modify the cowl after paint which was a pain, but more important, when t= he=20 plane was 3 or 4 years old ripples started to appear. Also if you=20 hilighted some areas you could barley see the weave in the glass cloth.&nbs= p; I=20 believe that was caused by shrinkage of the primer.

On my second Lancair (LNC4) which was also primed with WLS did not get= =20 painted for about 8 months after first flight. The beautiful paint jo= b=20 (Brad Simmons) is now 8 1/2 years old and does not show any ripples or glas= s=20 weave. It still looks great. I believe that letting the primer = cure=20 for 6 or 8 months is the way to go

Tom Byrnes Lancair IV N54TB

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