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Joe wrote: > Last summer, when I trailered 99621 home from No Carolina, the rag wings were stripped to bare aluminum > (very clean) and the fuselage was stripped down to the primer coat. My intention was to have painted > wings and polished fuselage. After going through 5 different strippers, including a very expensive > aircraft paint stripper, using multiple applications, waiting various lengths of time followed by > removal with a 2200 psi power washer, was not able to remove the primer. after many many attempts, I > decided that if this primer was this good, (some type of epoxy) maybe it should remain. Carrosion is not > an issue as I was able to get enough partially off to determine this. > So- - -my Polish (I'm proud to be Polish) Coupe will not be polished, it will be painted early WW2 > trainer colors. Kind of glad with this decision after hearing all the horror stories about trying to > maintain that polished appearance. > I want to fly the Coupe this summer, not spend all my time rubbing it down. I'll save that for my > Misses. > regards > JoeC N99621 > ps-- anyone want to buy 4 1/2 gal of very expensive aircraft stripper ??? > > Rick Green wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > thanks to everyone's advice, I put an offer in on an Alon. I'll know > > more after a pre-purchase inspection. It has a decent paint job, but I > > was wondering if anyone had any experience with stripping a painted > > plane and polishing the aluminum. Would this be more expensive than a > > re-paint job? How much effort is needed to keep a shine on the bird? > > I'd really like to deck it out as a warbird motif -- with nose art and > > all ---- suggestions? > > __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01
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