Bob,
I am a Sydney Australia builder am am working on my fuse as I speak. So, I read
your message below about the Polyfiber product, and having been on this forum
since its inception I can do nothing but agree with your judgements based on the
collective wisdoms of those that have gone before me, such as yourself. I do
know of only one person who has had problems with the Polyfiber finishing paint
and that is Tony Kryzewski of Auckland. So, have you spoken to Tony, because
his paint came off in sheets!!!! He was able to pull it off by hand, which is an
amazing thought. I want to use Poly fiber for all the prepainting setup, and
then
would like to use a modern car paint over the top. I also fantacise about having
an a/c that is not white. Now I know this has all sorts of problems with heat to
contend with, but I am wondering about using material sleeves for the wings and
fuse cover as well, unfortunately they will be mandatory equiptment to go with
the
a/c wherever it goes. So be it. The issue here is whether such a material
exists,
light enough, and yet able to radiate the heat. Don't know if this is a reality
yet, so
have only mentioned this to you and one other bloke sofar. Just feeling the
water
so to speak. So whatdoyareckon??
Reg
Tony Renshaw
> rlborger <rlborger@mac.com> wrote:
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> Ron,
>
> My experience and my experience only. No endorsements, your mileage
> may vary, etc.
>
> My EAA Tech Advisor recommended picking a complete system (filler,
> primer, paint) from a single provider for the finish work on my
> Europa.
> He said he didn't care who or what, but in his considerable
> experience, the best results came from a system that was designed to
> work together from start to finish.
>
> I chose to go with the PolyFiber line of products: SuperFil, UV
> Smooth
> Prime and Aerothane. So far, in my limited tests on filling and
> priming control surfaces, they seem to work just fine. I have not
> tried to apply the Aerothane yet. I have read of folks having
> difficulties with some of the individual products so I won't know how
>
> it all works together until I get some final finish applied.
>
> Specifically, my experience with SuperFil has been excellent. It is
> a
> lot easier to apply and a heck of a lot more consistent to work with
> than mixing your own expancel/epoxy. With only a light scuff sand
> for
> prep, it adheres well, works well and sands easily. DO NOT APPLY
> EPOXY
> BEFORE APPLYING SUPERFIL. It won't help and only adds weight.
>
> UV Smooth Prime works well enough. I have found that it doesn't fill
>
> pin holes as easily as claimed when applied with a roller. Takes a
> lot
> of work and sanding (probably something common to any finishing).
> But
> it does sand easily and uniformly. It may apply better by spray.
> Some
> day, I hope to acquire an HVLP sprayer so I can try it out. UV
> Smooth
> Prime does stick to anything and everything. BOY does it stick. If
> necessary, SuperFil can be applied over UV Smooth Prime.
>
> I can't speak for any other products. I'll be interested in hearing
> other folks comments.
>
> Happy building,
> Bob Borger
> Europa Kit #A221 N914XL (40%)
> 3705 Lynchburg Dr.
> Corinth, TX 76208
> Home: 940-497-2123
> Cel: 817-992-1117
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