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Repainting Wingtip
The wingtip skid on my glider had become worn down and I didn't catch in time. I landed on a concrete runway. The under surface of the wingtip scrapped on the runway wearing off the paint. There seems to be no damage to the fiberglass just scratched gelcoat. The scrape is about two inches wide and 4 inches long. The wing tip is painted red but white gel coat shows where the paint has been scraped off.
Does anyone have some suggestions on how to repair this? I was thinking of of applying a layer of white gelcoat to build it back up then repainting the over the gel coat as it seems this is how the wingtips have been done. |
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Sawzall.
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Bondo, sandpaper to 600 grit and 1 each rattle can of lacquer primer and white paint. And fix the skid.
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On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 12:33:32 PM UTC-5, JB Gunner wrote:
The wingtip skid on my glider had become worn down and I didn't catch in time. I landed on a concrete runway. The under surface of the wingtip scrapped on the runway wearing off the paint. There seems to be no damage to the fiberglass just scratched gelcoat. The scrape is about two inches wide and 4 inches long. The wing tip is painted red but white gel coat shows where the paint has been scraped off. Does anyone have some suggestions on how to repair this? I was thinking of of applying a layer of white gelcoat to build it back up then repainting the over the gel coat as it seems this is how the wingtips have been done.. http://www.simteccoatings.com/index2.ivnu |
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On Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 6:49:41 PM UTC-8, Bob Kuykendall wrote:
Sawzall. and I happen to own one of those ! maybe start a clipped wing trend |
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Thanks guys for the help
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Keep in mind, you can spray enamel over lacquer, but you CAN'T spray lacquer over enamel.
When you sand, it is wet, not dry. Otherwise you clog/fill up the paper real fast. You "almost" can't use too much water. The exception is when the floor is so wet, the "boss" starts soaking water up through holes in his work shoes so his feet get damp, then, well, it gets ugly......LOL..... Sanding gelcoat is sorta like polishing granite with wet toilet paper, lots of work with minimal progress, trust me, I know. Yes, you can go coarse, but the coarser you go, the faster you can go too far and have to lay more gelcoat down.....sigh. PS, IIRC, spray enamel using "titanium dioxide" (or was it trioxide?) was a close cheap rattlecan for some gelcoats. Also look up "automotive touchup" online, they can provides gallons down to rattle cans of car paint colors. |
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On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 12:33:32 PM UTC-5, JB Gunner wrote:
The wingtip skid on my glider had become worn down and I didn't catch in time. I landed on a concrete runway. The under surface of the wingtip scrapped on the runway wearing off the paint. There seems to be no damage to the fiberglass just scratched gelcoat. The scrape is about two inches wide and 4 inches long. The wing tip is painted red but white gel coat shows where the paint has been scraped off. Does anyone have some suggestions on how to repair this? I was thinking of of applying a layer of white gelcoat to build it back up then repainting the over the gel coat as it seems this is how the wingtips have been done.. Put some tape on it until you have enough stuff to fix to justify doing in polyester topcoat- Simtek 2481. Amazon has vinyl tape as wide as 3 inches in width in many colors. UH |
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On Monday, November 20, 2017 at 4:15:07 PM UTC-7, Michael Opitz wrote:
At 04:34 20 November 2017, wrote: Finding lacquer in a rattle can is not that easy unless you go to an auto parts store like Advanced Auto or Autozone. They sell the Duplicolor .................. The Simtec/Prestec process is also good, but I think you'll have to buy at least a quart which (with shipping) is not cheap. It's a 2 part epoxy............. The Duplicolor is cheap, Low grade garbage made by Rustoleum. Much better to take an access panel in to a Auto Body supply shop and match some paint which can be put into a rattle can. Also, Simtec is Polyester. |
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