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Old December 19th 07, 02:14 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
JJ Sinclair
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Default Repainting a LARK

On Dec 18, 9:59 pm, fred wrote:
On Dec 17, 7:41 pm, Zoltan T
wrote:

Good advise from Fred. A metal wing with heavy filler won't
stay...............I believe the "compitition" 1-35's came with a
ceconite wrap, then polyurethane paint without the accelerator which
makes it brittle. You want the paint to remain flexable, especially on
fabric control surfaces.........I wouldn't wet-sand the
final ...........touch the ceconite and it will fray and fuzz. Most
auto body shops will do a good job, us glider repair shops load on the
paint (4 heavy coats), then wet-sand off the final coat to give that
killer performance and look of a glass bird.
Have Fun,
JJ


Does anyone have experience repainting a Lark (IS-28B2)
wing?
I know some other metal gliders have their wing profiled
with filler, so any information would be appreciated.


Thanks,


Zoltan


I'd go with filling with fearher coat and Polyurethane paint applied
by a good auto shop. Preparation is the key.Not cheap but excellent
results.Fred