Mailing List lml@lancaironline.net Message #48265
From: Bob Smiley <rsmiley2@centurytel.net>
Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Finishing Costs
Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:37:59 -0400
To: <lml@lancaironline.net>
Yes, It does take much time to finish a fiberglass airframe.  I looked at my Builder's logbook and can tell you I personally spent over 700 hours in micro, primer, sanding, primer before I took it to the professionals. I thought it was ready.  SOOOORRRRRRY I was told. Afterwords we logged over 250 more hours in completing the finish and trim.  I lucked out in that shop because I ony paid for 104 hours of shop time.  The poane was there for five weeks.  The other 146, I was allowed to do it in that shop.  My cost was $10,000.  That was in the year 2000.  That is 8 years ago my friend.
 
Make sure your base is smooth as glass.  After spending several years and much money, now is not the time to pinch pennies.  Whoever thought of pinching pennies while building a Lancair?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
 
Bob Smiley
N94RJ
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