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"Maple1" wrote in message
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Daryl Bryant wrote:
I don't believe they put decals on jets ie what if it were to come off
in-flight!!!!

They put them on Race Cars and on the jets they don't come off If you
only knew how much of a passenger plane was glued together as opposed to
riveted you might not fly. I think they also weigh less then the paint
it would take to cover the area.


the glue is stronger than rivits and bonds alonf the entire seam and not at
jusr som,e spaced points.

Decals are indeed used on jets, I know from personal experience. They're
damn good ones too - you better make double dog sure you got it aligned
right with no wrinkles before you start stickinner on!! No second chances -
damn things are expensive.
We use an edge sealer to keep them from trying to peel over time....
Alan
"Daryl Bryant" wrote in message
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I don't believe they put decals on jets ie what if it were to come off
in-flight!!!!

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Bing Bang Boom Voila Done!
"Maple1" wrote in message
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Not Paint Giant Decal

Decals are indeed used on jets, I know from personal experience. They're
damn good ones too - you better make double dog sure you got it aligned
right with no wrinkles before you start stickinner on!! No second chances -
damn things are expensive.
We use an edge sealer to keep them from trying to peel over time....
Alan
"Daryl Bryant" wrote in message
...
I don't believe they put decals on jets ie what if it were to come off
in-flight!!!!

--
Bing Bang Boom Voila Done!
"Maple1" wrote in message
news:Pcmzh.936348$R63.680984@pd7urf1no...


Not Paint Giant Decal

Am a (ret) Airframes/Powerplant tech by trade - worked in corrosion control
several years, as I used to paint planes as well. grin

No decals - Mask off, and paint using epoxy polyamides!

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Bing Bang Boom Voila Done!
"Maple1" wrote in message
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Daryl Bryant wrote:
I don't believe they put decals on jets ie what if it were to come off
in-flight!!!!

They put them on Race Cars and on the jets they don't come off If you
only knew how much of a passenger plane was glued together as opposed to
riveted you might not fly. I think they also weigh less then the paint
it would take to cover the area.

"Alan" wrote in message
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Decals are indeed used on jets, I know from personal experience. They're
damn good ones too - you better make double dog sure you got it aligned
right with no wrinkles before you start stickinner on!! No second
chances -
damn things are expensive.
We use an edge sealer to keep them from trying to peel over time....

You're talking military aircraft - not commercial? The military uses
decals...

"Bob" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:56:08 -0700, "Daryl Bryant"
wrote:


"Alan" wrote in message
m...
Decals are indeed used on jets, I know from personal experience.
They're
damn good ones too - you better make double dog sure you got it aligned
right with no wrinkles before you start stickinner on!! No second
chances -
damn things are expensive.
We use an edge sealer to keep them from trying to peel over time....

You're talking military aircraft - not commercial? The military uses
decals...

Appears commercial uses decals.
http://www.aerodecals.com/product/de..._placards.html

I stand corrected! ;-)