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Refinishing wooden prop
I have an otherwise airworthy wooden prop that could use refinishing and
I'm seeking advice on how to do the refinish. What's the best way to remove the old finish? Will strippers cause the prop to delaminate? What's the best or most commonly used finish? Thanks |
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Refinishing wooden prop
I would not use a stripper or solvent. No telling what that might do to the
glue. My prop manufacturer says to refinish his props with "a good polyurethane", so I'd hand sand the prop then apply a coat or two of poly. KB "Wallace Berry" wrote in message ... I have an otherwise airworthy wooden prop that could use refinishing and I'm seeking advice on how to do the refinish. What's the best way to remove the old finish? Will strippers cause the prop to delaminate? What's the best or most commonly used finish? Thanks |
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Refinishing wooden prop
"Kyle Boatright" wrote I would not use a stripper or solvent. No telling what that might do to the glue. My prop manufacturer says to refinish his props with "a good polyurethane", so I'd hand sand the prop then apply a coat or two of poly. Is this going to be a flying or nonflying prop, after this? If you are going to fly it, hand sand and poly, like KB said. If it was going on a wall, I would get a random orbital sander and go to it, taking all of the old finish off, filling in any nicks or voids, then two coats of sanding sealer, then two coats of high gloss poly. -- Jim in NC |
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Refinishing wooden prop
However, if it's going on the end of a crankshaft, get thee to a propshop
and let them do it. "Morgans" wrote in message ... "Kyle Boatright" wrote I would not use a stripper or solvent. No telling what that might do to the glue. My prop manufacturer says to refinish his props with "a good polyurethane", so I'd hand sand the prop then apply a coat or two of poly. Is this going to be a flying or nonflying prop, after this? If you are going to fly it, hand sand and poly, like KB said. If it was going on a wall, I would get a random orbital sander and go to it, taking all of the old finish off, filling in any nicks or voids, then two coats of sanding sealer, then two coats of high gloss poly. -- Jim in NC |
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Refinishing wooden prop
Thanks for all the replies. The prop is destined to fly, at least for a
while, on the end of a C-85 crank. There is small nick on the end of one blade, so I'll probably let a prop shop trim it and do the refinish. |
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