On Fri, 26 May 2006 17:43:32 -0700, "Bob Gardner"
wrote:

Tell you what I suggest for the futu Lay hands on enough rubber or soft
plastic to cover the area of the filler with a good margin around it, and
cut out a circle just a tad larger than the filler opening. Tell the lineboy
to put it in place before inserting the nozzle. I'll bet you could go to a
second-hand store and pick up place mats, dish mats, etc that would do the
job for pennies.

I've stopped over at a number of good sized airports and most of the
FBOs used a matt like this to protect the paint. At Tyson McGee (sp?)
they even rolled out a carpet for us to walk on. They did that for
every plane stopping over. That was a few years ago, so I wonder if
they still do it.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com