[COUPERS-FLYIN] Re: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar Flying

Wed, 9 Jun 2004 06:21:57 -0700 

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Regarding the wingwalk material. Are you replacing it with the liquid paint on type?? or the hard sandpaper type.?
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1. [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk
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3. Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk
4. RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk
5. [COUPERS-FLYIN] Allen Update.
6. [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupe for sale

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From: Richard Wilkens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: Richard Wilkens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk

Afternoon all,

I have a small problem and am hoping someone has found an easy way. I went
to change the wing walks on 904. One side was an old sandpaper material
and paint. It came right off. The other side is some type of plastic
material. This stuff will not come off. I have tried three types of paint
striper and one type of adhesive remover. I have used two quarts of
striper. The best any of them does it to let me pull off strips about
one-eighth inch by one inch at a time. The striper seem to work a little
under the edge of the walk. With about four square feet of wing walk, I
would like to find a faster way.

Since the new walk is narrower than the old, I would prefer not to use a
razor blade because I am going to have polish the area not covered by the
new walk. 904 is not painted.

Any ideas?

Richard
N99904



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From: "MAGIC VAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Richard Wilkens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"flyin"
Reply-To: "MAGIC VAC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk

I think I replied to this already, but you may not have received it. Anyway, and I suggest much caution, use a heat gun. Most adhesives will melt at a temperature that is much lower than paint and the like. You can generally heat up the backside of the material that you want to remove, thus melting the glue, and then pull it away from the surface that it is attached to. Once again, use caution to make certain you don't damage the paint or aluminum.

Larry

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From: Richard Wilkens
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:43 PM
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Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk

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Afternoon all,

I have a small problem and am hoping someone has found an easy way. I went
to change the wing walks on 904. One side was an old sandpaper material
and paint. It came right off. The other side is some type of plastic
material. This stuff will not come off. I have tried three types of paint
striper and one type of adhesive remover. I have used two quarts of
striper. The best any of them does it to let me pull off strips about
one-eighth inch by one inch at a time. The striper seem to work a little
under the edge of the walk. With about four square feet of wing walk, I
would like to find a faster way.

Since the new walk is narrower than the old, I would prefer not to use a
razor blade because I am going to have polish the area not covered by the
new walk. 904 is not painted.

Any ideas?

Richard
N99904


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From: Richard Wilkens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: flyin
Reply-To: Richard Wilkens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk

Thanks guys.

I will try a heat gun. I don't have to worry about paint just trying to
polish it when I am done.

Richard



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From: "Joseph Czaplicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Richard Wilkens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected]
Reply-To: "Joseph Czaplicki" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Replacing Wing Walk

Had the same problem when replacing mine. What helped a lot was heating it
up with Mom's iron to soften while lifting it with a smooth edge (not
sharp)
putty knife. This worked fairly well. Hope it helps ya.
See y'all at Knoxville next week.
JoeC 99621
ps----Hey Dennis, is your bird out of the paint shop yet???

Afternoon all,
>
> I have a small problem and am hoping someone has found an easy way. I
went
> to change the wing walks on 904. One side was an old sandpaper material
> and paint. It came right off. The other side is some type of plastic
> material. This stuff will not come off. I have tried three types of
paint
> striper and one type of adhesive remover. I have used two quarts of
> striper. The best any of them does it to let me pull off strips about
> one-eighth inch by one inch at a time. The striper seem to work a little
> under the edge of the walk. With about four square feet of wing walk, I
> would like to find a faster way.
>
> Since the new walk is narrower than the old, I would prefer not to use a
> razor blade because I am going to have polish the area not covered by the
> new walk. 904 is not painted.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Richard
> N99904
>
>
>
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From: Marty Duke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: Marty Duke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Allen Update.

Hi again folks,
I just wanted to let you know that Allen made it to Maine today. Jim
Slade updated his site with some great pics from Allen and a more recent
report. In it you will read about him being the first to the Nationals
(albeit a week early and only by fate that he landed in Knoxville!). He
got his computer and ham radio tracker problems squared away.
Marty Duke N10743 WA7HOI
http://www.jimsladesairlines.com

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From: "Kenneth D Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Reply-To: "Kenneth D Doyle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Coupe for sale

A fellow Couper told me about an Ercoupe for sale in the Little Rock paper.
I found the following ad in last Sunday's paper. Pass it on if you know
someone interested in buying a Coupe.

1949 ERCOUPE 415G, 1870 TT. 20 hrs, since Major on 0-200 Engine. New prop,
panel mounted intercom, KX125 Nav Com, King TXP ( encoder). May trade for
Tail dragger, Exc cond. $27,500. 870-731-2599

Ken Doyle
Springfield, Mo





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