<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">A few thoughts, Terry:</font>
<br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">The "gel coat" is nothing special. The exterior white is just a layer of primer. Although primer doesn't have UV inhibitors in it, like paint, your plane doesn't sit in the sun nearly as long as a car, so you can go ahead and use the white as is. However, you might want to weigh the fuse first. A heavy coat of primer in the mold will make the surface look very nice, but at a weight penalty. You may want to consider sanding it down a bit. If you do, you might want to first find out if the fuse is vacuum bagged or not. If not, be careful about pinholes under the surface and for larger cavities.</font>
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<td><font size=1 face="sans-serif"><b>Terry Terrenoire <amad2terry@juno.com></b></font>
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<p><font size=1 face="sans-serif">10/15/2002 06:19 AM</font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Well, my Synergy, #102, is "home'. Now all I have to do is build it!<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>This will be my first "state of the art" ship, and I am really excited.<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>While picking it up Yesterday, Harry and I were talking about the finish.<br>
I have not removed it from the plastic bag yet, but the gell coated fuze<br>
looks perfect, and it is a nice clean white. Does anyone have experience<br>
with using the gell coat as a final color and just masking it off for the<br>
trim colors to be added?<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Doing that would save a lot of time and weight. No primer. No base white.<br>
Minimal sanding.<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>I can see where it might benefit from a coat of clear after all colors<br>
and trim decals were added.<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Any experience with this would be appreciated!<br>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Terry T.<br>
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