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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Steve,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I agree with Chris. The addition of a gel coat layer
is nothing but dead weight. Pretty, but of no structural purpose.
Manufacturers have stopped doing this and instead prime in the mold to fill the
weave. We use PPG automotive primer that laquer thinner will not
damage. In addition, our core structure is not affected. If this
plane is a PL or ZN kit or one with foam core the lacquer will destroy it.
Sadly, paint thinner will too (so will CA). These are not really
repaintable, but since they ding so easily, they are best just tossed after a
season or two if you are concerned with cosmetics. make sure the fuse is
actually built to last before putting solvents on it.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>--Lance</FONT></DIV>
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href="mailto:patternrules@earthlink.net">Steven Maxwell</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:30
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] gel coat
??</DIV>
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<DIV> Thanks Chris that was my thinking, I was going to originally sand
it all but that's very time consuming and lacquer gums up sandpaper very bad.
My main concern was I didn't want to hurt the fiberglass, carbon, and epoxy on
the fuse. If the "gelcoat" is an enamel or polyu, the lacquer thinner won't do
much to it. More testing and then I'll run with it. By the way cotton balls
work great for this they suck up alot of paint and are cheap.</DIV>
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<DIV>Steven Maxwell</DIV>
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<A title=cjm767driver@hotmail.com
href="mailto:cjm767driver@hotmail.com">Chris Moon</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=patternrules@earthlink.net
href="mailto:patternrules@earthlink.net">patternrules@earthlink.net</A>;<A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 3/25/2007 10:07:14 AM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] gel
coat ??</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>Steve:<BR> Most fuses don't
have an actual gel coat but just a coat of primer which the thinner might
attack. A true gel coat is tough like a normal resin coat and should
be ok against thinner but I have never seen a model fuse with a true gel
coat. I would lightly wipe off what you can of the lustercoat with the
thinner and wet sand the rest.<BR><BR>Chris<BR><BR>Steven Maxwell wrote:
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<DIV>Will laquer thinner attack gelcoat? The test I have done show it
takes very little gelcoat off. Reason for asking is I'm about to strip a
plane that is painted with Topflight Lustrekote and repaint with
PPG.</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks</DIV>
<DIV>Steven Maxwell</DIV>
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