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Tony wrote: > I am looking for a good coupe but the EOC reflector has made me paranoid on > the subject of corrosion. Would it make sense to buy a rag wing (after a > thorough pre sale inspection), remove the wing fabric and conduct a > follow-up inspection and corrosion treatment. What is the cost to recover > the wings? Thanks, any advice will be appreciated. After more reflection, I have these thoughts. Buy a clean Coupe. Then, if you're not stuck in too big a city, try to find a nice small airport with hangar space available at an affordable price. My plane is in a $65/month hangar. Farther away than I'd like but I've kept him hangared for virtually all of the 21 years I've had him. The only corrosion I've had was after a 2-year period when I tied him out next to farm fields (when I went back to college). My first job brought an engine overhaul, thorough annual and wing recovering which fixed the corrosion. If you have to tie it out, I'd recommend keeping mousetraps set all the time. Pay special attention to mouse-proofing your landing gear - this applies in a hangar or tied-down outside. My friend, Roy Prugh, made a box of aluminum for his gear. The front of each box folds down so he can roll the plane back into it. If you made one for outdoors, you'd have to use a screen for parts of the lower walls to allow complete water drainage. (My current hangar is far from any grass and I haven't had any mouse problems there.) I don't know, but I've heard it said more planes have been lost to mouse pee than to any other corrosion cause. With all the inspection holes we now have in wings, if it passes a good, honest inspection, I wouldn't worry about the wings. Do be sure to inspect the center section. Ed Burkhead Never forget: Osama bin Laden said he thought he could bring down the top third of two buildings holding 25,000 people each. He was trying to kill about 17,000 people who had nothing to do with his conflict! Definitions: Terrorists target innocent people who have nothing to do with their conflict. Soldiers, even guerrilla soldiers, target those who participate on the other side of the conflict. It's God's responsibility to forgive bin Laden. It's our responsibility to arrange the meeting. * United States Marine Corps * -----Original Message----- From: Tony Doss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 3:08 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [COUPERS] Corrosion ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- I am looking for a good coupe but the EOC reflector has made me paranoid on the subject of corrosion. Would it make sense to buy a rag wing (after a thorough pre sale inspection), remove the wing fabric and conduct a follow-up inspection and corrosion treatment. What is the cost to recover the wings? Thanks, any advice will be appreciated. Tony ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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