I agree Brian,and I am in the process of doing it myself. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" <brian.kr...@engalt.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:07 PM Subject: RE: KR> Re: Simple things
> I should just keep my mouth shut, but I will open it anyway for the benefit > of those that have not preped the top of their planes for paint yet. > > There are a few good reasons for painting the bottom first. > > 1. You get practice on a side no one will see. > > 2. If you ding a painted surface while flipping the plane it will be a > surface no one will see. > > 3. You will have to mask the entire top side when you pain the bottom if > you do the top first. If you do the bottom first you can get away without > masking it when you do the top. > > Don't mean to say you are doing something wrong, just giving my philosophy > after painting one already. > > Keep in mind that you will have so much fun flying that you will wish you > let al of the little imperfections go and started flying months sooner. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On > Behalf Of Dan Heath > Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 6:13 PM > To: kr...@mylist.net > Subject: KR> Re: Simple things > > > Simple things do take much longer than expected. I thought that I was going > to paint the exterior (right side up) of the plane today. Instead, I spent > all day, 9 am to 6pm, just now finished, with a lunch break, just getting it > ready for paint. > > However, everything, even the paint being stirred, is ready for tomorrow. I > had hoped to get the wings also, this long weekend, but probably will only > get one side of them and do the other side during the week. > > Jerry and I are planning to turn it over on it's back next weekend for > painting the bottom, finishing the interior and doing most of the wiring and > plumbing. But, who knows, it may be July and ................ NOT. > > As I go over the plane, especially when I washed with the pre-painting > cleaner, I see little imperfections and my instinct is to fix them, so, I > just start humming my mantra................ > > > > "There is a time for building and a time for flying, and the time for > building has long since expired." > > > > and all is well again. > > > > See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics > > > > Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering > > See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
