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I have been told that if oil got onto primer
it was impossible to remove. It makes sense to me but am I wrong?
Although it's a long way off, my plan
is to prime and then shoot a plain white top coat just to protect the primer. I
paint outdoors so between the bugs, pollen, and my limited ability it
won't be pretty but should last through test flights and any tweaking.
By that time the flaws that were mentioned will hopefully show up and it can go
to a paint shop for the final paint job.
BTW on my Velocity project I found that
playing a heat gun lightly on the factory-primed glass would bring out the
weave. As I decided not to complete the plane I don't
know if there might've been a long-term effect on the glass or the primer.
I doubt it was any worse than a ramp on a hot sunny day though. Might be
something to try on some scrap... -Bill Wade
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Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:10
PM
Subject: [LML] Re: Fly in primer?
I also recommend flying in
primer. We flew my Legacy almost a year before paint. After the
first flights, we were up and down that wing hundreds of times fixing,
fiddling and adjusting many things in the cockpit and behind the panel (many
unusual body positions were observed I might add). Performing the final
fit on the glare shield in itself required many trips up and down the
wings. I think that we would have worn right through the wing walk and
paint!
Fly
safe,
Dana
Westphal
Legacy
N97DW
“Built over Geologic Time”
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