Polishing your prop?

Is polishing your prop legal?

Now that we've got ours almost done, of course one of our airport wags
mentioned that it might not be acceptable -- despite the fact that every
10th plane you see has one.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Is polishing your prop legal?

Now that we've got ours almost done, of course one of our airport wags
mentioned that it might not be acceptable -- despite the fact that every
10th plane you see has one.

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...03-3-140x.html

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Dave

Jay Honeck wrote:

Is polishing your prop legal?

Probably not. See http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...03-3-140x.html

George Patterson
The British drink warm beer because they all own Lucas refrigerators.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Is polishing your prop legal?


I never thought about the legality. I've been using lemon Pledge furniture
polish on mine for years.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:1wDcb.578743$o%2.261452@sccrnsc02...
Is polishing your prop legal?

Now that we've got ours almost done, of course one of our airport wags
mentioned that it might not be acceptable -- despite the fact that every
10th plane you see has one.

Someone recently circulated a document (not official) claiming that removing the
paint removes the "corrosion resistance that was part of certification." I'm
not sure I buy that. Certainly people have stripped other parts of their aircraft
and not run afoul of such complaints. I'm sure Hartzell will tell you not to do
it, but I'm not sure that there is anything concrete that prohibits it (that is, you
are once again at the mercy of your local FSDO if they ever notice it).

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net...

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Is polishing your prop legal?


I never thought about the legality. I've been using lemon Pledge furniture
polish on mine for years.

I think he means stripping the paint and polishing the bare aluminum.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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I think he means stripping the paint and polishing the bare aluminum.


Mine has no aluminum.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net...

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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I think he means stripping the paint and polishing the bare aluminum.


Mine has no aluminum.

I wouldn't recommend striping the varnish off of it then.

"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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I wouldn't recommend striping the varnish off of it then.


Sound advice.

Ron Natalie wrote:

that is, you
are once again at the mercy of your local FSDO if they ever notice it.

And all of us know how merciful Jay's FSDO is.

George Patterson
The British drink warm beer because they all own Lucas refrigerators.