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Depression after Washing
Charles Talleyrand writes:
My kid and I just washed the plane. Even after washing it, there are still chips of paint missing, a bit of rust, a drip-stain of fuel, and so on. The panel looks like it has been modified every once in a while since 1966. My plane is relatively nice compared to the other ones on the field, but it's still in worse cosmetic condition than my car. None of these problems is a safety issue, and none of them could be fixed without spending significant time and/or money. One of the reasons we own airplanes is pride of ownership. This makes me sad. Makes me want to sell and rent. It's a very expensive hobby. |
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Depression after Washing
Larry Dighera writes:
Not so. Sharing a plane among three or four pilot/owners makes it affordable and fun. That requires a great deal of trust in the other pilots/owners. |
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Depression after Washing
Mxsmanic wrote in
news Larry Dighera writes: Not so. Sharing a plane among three or four pilot/owners makes it affordable and fun. That requires a great deal of trust in the other pilots/owners. How would you know? You don't fly. You've never owned an airplane. You've never dealt with other pilots as a pilot. Go stick your head back up your ass where it does something useful, fjjuktjard. |
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Depression after Washing
Mxsmanic wrote in
: Charles Talleyrand writes: My kid and I just washed the plane. Even after washing it, there are still chips of paint missing, a bit of rust, a drip-stain of fuel, and so on. The panel looks like it has been modified every once in a while since 1966. My plane is relatively nice compared to the other ones on the field, but it's still in worse cosmetic condition than my car. None of these problems is a safety issue, and none of them could be fixed without spending significant time and/or money. One of the reasons we own airplanes is pride of ownership. This makes me sad. Makes me want to sell and rent. It's a very expensive hobby. Only for life losers like you, Anthony. |
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Depression after Washing
On Jun 26, 10:45 pm, "Mike" wrote:
"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message ... My kid and I just washed the plane. Even after washing it, there are still chips of paint missing, a bit of rust, a drip-stain of fuel, and so on. The panel looks like it has been modified every once in a while since 1966. My plane is relatively nice compared to the other ones on the field, but it's still in worse cosmetic condition than my car. None of these problems is a safety issue, and none of them could be fixed without spending significant time and/or money. One of the reasons we own airplanes is pride of ownership. This makes me sad. Makes me want to sell and rent. It's possible to restore old paint. You'd be surprised what you can polish out. Older planes were actually painted with very high quality paint that can be restored. Chips can be polished and filled with paint. There's not much you can do with rust spots other than remove it and have the paint matched, but it should at least be tended to before it gets worse. You can either have all that done professionally or you can do it yourself. The following web site would be a great place to start: It's not old paint. The paint is probably only six years old. My car is also six years old, but I know I can replace my car when ever I get sick of it. Planes are not so easy to exchange, and I would just get another old plane anyway. At least this one has very few non-cosmetic squawks (dang nose wheel shimmy). I could rent and save money and still fly the same amount, but then I would not have pride of ownership. I have a $20,000 Cessna 150. It flies just fine but the cosmetics just don't touch a $20,000 car. This reduces the pride of ownership and makes me more likely to sell and rent. Of course renting is a pain in the butt here (there is one plane; everyone must share it). -still sad |
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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 06:21:31 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote in : Larry Dighera writes: Not so. Sharing a plane among three or four pilot/owners makes it affordable and fun. That requires a great deal of trust in the other pilots/owners. Why? It requires that they be responsible adults, preferably business people who can afford to own 1/3 of an aircraft. |
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Depression after Washing
Mxsmanic wrote in
news Larry Dighera writes: Not so. Sharing a plane among three or four pilot/owners makes it affordable and fun. That requires a great deal of trust in the other pilots/owners. Whoosh Bertie |
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Depression after Washing
On Jun 26, 5:22*pm, Charles Talleyrand wrote:
My kid and I just washed the plane. *Even after washing it, there are still chips of paint missing, a bit of rust, a drip-stain of fuel, and so on. *The panel looks like it has been modified every once in a while since 1966. *My plane is relatively nice compared to the other ones on the field, but it's still in worse cosmetic condition than my car. None of these problems is a safety issue, and none of them could be fixed without spending significant time and/or money. One of the reasons we own airplanes is pride of ownership. This makes me sad. *Makes me want to sell and rent. Our '66 is cosmetically challenged. Sometimes it depresses me for a moment or two, but the second we start that takeoff run, nothing but flying is on my mind. My money is going into hours in the air. That's why I bought it. I notice that most of the people who have commented about the condition, age, or speed of my airplanes don't even have one and fly far less than I do or not at all. -- Gene Seibel Tales of flight - http://pad39a.com/gene/tales.html Because we fly, we envy no one. |
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Depression after Washing
Charles Talleyrand wrote:
It's not old paint. The paint is probably only six years old. My car is also six years old, but I know I can replace my car when ever I get sick of it. Planes are not so easy to exchange, and I would just get another old plane anyway. At least this one has very few non-cosmetic squawks (dang nose wheel shimmy). I could rent and save money and still fly the same amount, but then I would not have pride of ownership. I have a $20,000 Cessna 150. It flies just fine but the cosmetics just don't touch a $20,000 car. This reduces the pride of ownership and makes me more likely to sell and rent. Of course renting is a pain in the butt here (there is one plane; everyone must share it). -still sad There's always the option to repaint. |
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Depression after Washing
"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
... On Jun 26, 10:45 pm, "Mike" wrote: "Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message ... My kid and I just washed the plane. Even after washing it, there are still chips of paint missing, a bit of rust, a drip-stain of fuel, and so on. The panel looks like it has been modified every once in a while since 1966. My plane is relatively nice compared to the other ones on the field, but it's still in worse cosmetic condition than my car. None of these problems is a safety issue, and none of them could be fixed without spending significant time and/or money. One of the reasons we own airplanes is pride of ownership. This makes me sad. Makes me want to sell and rent. It's possible to restore old paint. You'd be surprised what you can polish out. Older planes were actually painted with very high quality paint that can be restored. Chips can be polished and filled with paint. There's not much you can do with rust spots other than remove it and have the paint matched, but it should at least be tended to before it gets worse. You can either have all that done professionally or you can do it yourself. The following web site would be a great place to start: It's not old paint. The paint is probably only six years old. My car is also six years old, but I know I can replace my car when ever I get sick of it. Planes are not so easy to exchange, and I would just get another old plane anyway. At least this one has very few non-cosmetic squawks (dang nose wheel shimmy). If the paint is only 6 years old, it probably used a clear coat system. It can still be restored as it probably isn't old enough to have lost the clear coat finish. Oxidation is fairly easy to deal with, it just takes a bit of work. A good quality mechanical polisher and the no-how to use it can make a tremendous difference. |
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