Hi Yes Jantars were PU paint finish. However I do know of Polish gliders with gelcoat my SZD 55 was gelcoat and is now PU, a PW5 that I worked on was gelcoat. I can't say what the Puchacz is.
Regards, John Orton On 25 November 2010 11:05, <[email protected]> wrote: > Carl, I'm our club Puchacz (and our other SZD aircraft) have a factory PU > finish. I haven't seen a Polish fibreglass sailplane with gelcoat (not to > say they aren't out there). > > The GFA website is a good resource for Ads. (gfa.org.au) > > Regards, Ben > > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:55:00 +1000 > From: Mike Borgelt <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Questions on painting PU on top of Gelcoat > To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Carl, > > I thought the Puchacz was already painted in PU. The Jantar Std 2 s > were. I've never heard of cracked finish on a Puch and they've been > around long enough for that to happen if they were finished in > Vorgelat. Unlikely they were Schwabellack finished gliders. > > You only need to remove ALL the gelcoat if it was cracked. > Otherwise sand smooth with quite coarse paper, work down to a finer > grit before repainting. If overspraying PU start with finer grit as > you don't have much thickness to work with. > > Consult paint manufacturer about recommended undercoating. > > Ignore DMcD, he's trying to be funny. > > Mike > > > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended > solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please notify the sender > immediately. > ********************************************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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