Mike B, were you able to offer the gentleman some assistance (for instance,
an approved repair scheme or a source of approvals) - or were you just
sniping from the sidelines when I tried to offer some advice to prevent him
finding trouble later on???
Mike C
<From: "Mike Borgelt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> who wrote
>
> Geez,
>
> Given the large numbers of gliders that were refinished in the last 20
> years in this country in all sorts of paints and gelcoats, you are a bit
late, mate!
>
> Note also that the "certificated" vorgelat fails badly after few years
> eventually endangering the structure if nothing is done and neither the
> German factories nor the LBA have done anything about it expect that some
> now offer polyurethane as an option, sprayed over the gelcoat.
>
> Both Grob and DG at some stage used vorgelat and schwabellack and didn't
> even keep records as to what was used on a particular serial number.
>
> More evidence of the utter uselessness of certification of sporting
> equipment except as social welfare for those involved in the bureaucracy.
>
>
to my reminder to
> >First of all check that you are not in contravention of the glider's type
> >certificate. The Cirrus (both Open and Standard) was certiifcated with
> >GELCOAT, not paint. Somebody may own a Supplemental Type Certificate to
> >finish it in paint instead, and this would also say what kind of paint
must
> >be used. alternatively you would have to obtain approval from either the
> >manufacturer of a CAR 35/36 delegate (more bloody rules but it is
> >potentially your life at stake, if not your livelihood if things go wrong
> >and somebody tries to blame you and ruin your financial status) to
refinish
> >the glider in this manner.
> >As a first step, you should ring the GFA office and talk to either Mike
> >Valentine or John Ashford - that is what they are employed by us to
advise
> >and assist on - don't rely on answers from an Internet chat group,
whoever
> >it might have been that put their (or somebody else's) name on the reply.
> >
> >
> >Mike Cleaver
> >
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