Coupers, Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents about stripping your instrument panel. Taking it out of the plane before stripping it is good advice. Most paint strippers will ruin your plexiglass windows if they come in contact with them. Some might even fog the plexi just from the fumes. Whoever stripped and painted my Alon got a few spots of stripper on the plexi, and it ate into the plexi pretty deep. It won't polish out. Taking the panel out of the plane also makes it much easier to work on.
Also, when you are working on your panel, if you have miscellaneous screw holes or other defects that you need to fill, there is an epoxy-like material called Metal-Set A4 (spelling?) that is excellent for doing this. It is a gray 2 part epoxy glue that is easy to work. It has the consistency of bondo when it's wet, and when it dries it works almost like aluminum. You can file it, drill it, etc. You can fill holes with it and then wet sand it down and paint over it and the holes will disappear. It's been quite a while since I bought any Metal-Set, but I believe it's still available. It's good stuff. Wayne DelRossi [EMAIL PROTECTED] N5618F Simpsonville SC
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