Ray Andraka wrote in message ...
I almost bought a 1/4 share in a very early tiger about 10 years ago. IIRC, it was the second one
built. It was in the serial number range, but hadn't had any delamination problems.

Many of them don't. Tigger's previous owner's previous Tiger (where's
NewPS to tell me this doesn't make sense?) was also in that range, and
had no delamination problems until they had it chemically stripped and
painted. So I think there's usually some secondary issue involving
chemical exposure (either intentional or environmental). BTW the repair,
as is typical, involved adding flat rivets after the routine check
during annual inspection revealed the problem.

I still cant fathom what would lead to a need to reskin the entire
wings, and to attempt to do this with glue, *in the field*. AFAIK
that is NOT an approved repair method. Maybe Bluejay knows. Bluejay?

Cheers,
Sydney