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Title: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: James Mills on June 09, 2008, 09:26:18 PM

I'm using fiberglass wheelpants (for the first time) and am doing a dope finish.  Do I have to start the finish with a couple of coats of clear dope or can I start with primer?

James

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Greg L Bahrman on June 09, 2008, 10:03:33 PM

definitly yes, primer is best

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Bootlegger on June 10, 2008, 05:43:06 AM

 H^^      Where did you get the fiberglass wheel pants?  I am looking for some also.. D>K

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Jim Oliver on June 10, 2008, 07:09:45 AM

Gil,

I have some unused from a Score you can have. I don't like the shape...........

PM your address.

Jim

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Bootlegger on June 10, 2008, 07:45:07 AM

      Brother Jim, I sent you an e mail..  Thanks Gil

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Balsa Butcher on June 10, 2008, 10:31:45 AM

Fiberglass wheel pants:  Also available from Randy Smith  8)

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: steve pagano on June 10, 2008, 06:54:34 PM

     i just painted wheel pants for the first time with dupli-color cans They are the pants from my vector 40 arc. Didnt really have to go with any primer, I just wiped them down with thinner, let dry and spray.

                                            Steve P.

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: James Mills on June 10, 2008, 07:26:32 PM

Quote from: Bootlegger on June 10, 2008, 05:43:06 AM

H^^      Where did you get the fiberglass wheel pants?  I am looking for some also.. D>K

I have some from Randy Smith and some from Windy Urtnowski.

James

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Randy Powell on June 12, 2008, 03:26:50 PM

I make plugs and lay up my own, but I'm weird that way.   ;D

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Will Hinton on June 12, 2008, 06:52:24 PM

Randy,  all I can say is it's a darned good thing you and I don't live close to each other or we'd be molding new stuff that would scare the pants (pun intended) off all the guys!  from many of you posts I gather we both experiment in the same mode - FULL STEAM AHEAD!!! S?P S?P S?P S?P
Will

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Randy Powell on June 12, 2008, 08:24:11 PM

Will,

Yea, Dan Rutherford once told me I was the only guy he had ever seen that one day would get some wild idea and the next was building a full boogie (his words) stunt plane complete with 20 point finish around it. It seems I don't tend to do stuff half way much. I'm trying to reform.

And I've seen some of the stuff you've posted. We clearly were twins separated at birth.

Title: Re: Fiberglass wheelpants
Post by: Will Hinton on June 14, 2008, 02:28:04 PM

Randy,
I hope we get to fly together, or just tell lies together sometime on this side!  And I'll bring the epoxy! LL~ LL~ LL~
Will