Wing Covers Pro/Cons

I was told by my aircraft's previous owner that covers can scratch the paint.
Any truth to this?

Depends on the cover.

Some makers make a big deal about the non-scratching qualities of their
covers.

I'd think it would be just like with canopy covers. It doesn't matter
what material the cover is made from, if there is dirt on the plane,
it's going to scratch when the cover moves.

On 4/4/2007 1:27:41 PM, Dave Butler wrote:

I'd think it would be just like with canopy covers. It doesn't matter
what material the cover is made from, if there is dirt on the plane,
it's going to scratch when the cover moves.

Exactly the explanation I was given.

--
Peter

On Apr 4, 11:29 am, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/4/2007 1:27:41 PM, Dave Butler wrote:

I'd think it would be just like with canopy covers. It doesn't matter
what material the cover is made from, if there is dirt on the plane,
it's going to scratch when the cover moves.

Exactly the explanation I was given.

--
Peter

Yep. I'm pretty anal about not allowing the inside of the cover to
touch anything other than the plane. You want to handle the cover
pretty carefully and make sure you fold it so the inside material is
not exposed. The material is soft but would probably hold some hard
silicon (i.e. dirt) pretty well.

-Robert

Dave Butler wrote:
I was told by my aircraft's previous owner that covers can scratch
the paint.
Any truth to this?

Depends on the cover.

Some makers make a big deal about the non-scratching qualities of their
covers.

I'd think it would be just like with canopy covers. It doesn't matter
what material the cover is made from, if there is dirt on the plane,
it's going to scratch when the cover moves.

I have a Kennon canopy cover. I never had any problem with the cover
itself scratching the paint. The strap however that retained it was
another story. It moves more than the cover does.