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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I don't recommend ANYTHING dark on the canopy. A
light tint is all that is needed. It will hold up in the 100 deg. of
Florida summers w/o problems if you just TINT it!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Tony Stillman<BR>Radio South, Inc.<BR>3702 N. Pace Blvd.<BR>Pensacola, Fl
32505<BR><A
href="http://www.radiosouthrc.com">www.radiosouthrc.com</A><BR>800-962-7802</DIV>
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<A title=WHIP23@aol.com href="mailto:WHIP23@aol.com">WHIP23@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, March 20, 2003 3:27
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Focus Canopy Painting</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 3/20/03 9:34:11 AM Pacific Standard
Time, <A href="mailto:av8tor@flash.net">av8tor@flash.net</A> writes:<BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE"><BR>I've painted the inside of canopies pure black (not tinted)
and never had <BR>one melt or deform in anyway. I use to take black
Sig Dope and brush the <BR>inside of the canopy. From the outside of
the canopy it shines as if it <BR>were molded black and brush marks wouldn't
show as the outside clear <BR>plastic acted as a clearcoat without the
mess....<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Trust me, if you paint it black and set it
out in the sun it will get HOT, some plastics may handle it better than
others, but it will get hot, I'll bet so hot you can't touch it. I've
done it and got away with it, but I've also seen them melt/deform so be
careful. The shame of it is that I like the looks of a black canopy,
both on the ground and in the air, but having seen a couple deform I've
decided against black. Ya' paints yer' canopy and ya' takes yer'
chances.<BR><BR>Bob</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>