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Jeff, If the hail actually punched holes in the fabric, maybe you should have an A/P do a punch test on your fabric. You may find it needs replacing. If the fabric is still good and your paint is dope, then it is an easy repair. Basically you soften the old dope with thinner, put a proper patch in place and coat it with dope. Go by factory recomendations on time intervals and put at least two more coats on then the final color. If you have a modern paint on the fabric, you'll have to remove it without damaging the fabric, no sanding, it will damage the fell of the fabric. Clean the spot and glue the patch in place. Paint as before. Please check the fabric with the punch test. You really must determine it's condition. Even if the cover is one of those "perminent" covers - glass - that doesn't require testing, they can go bad. I REALLY don't think the hail should have gone through, and you don't want the fabric to tear in flight.. Let me know. John Quoting Jeff Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > Went out to go flying after work today, and discovered that last Monday > nite's hailstorm had put about 10-12 holes in each wing. The insurance > guys will be out next week, but fabric seems to be sort of a lost art, so > does anybody know of a good fabric and paint shop in the Southeast to > recommend? I'm in Atlanta area. I did the wings on a Coupe myself once > about 30 years ago, so I can take a week of vacation and do a lot of the > grunt work myself - unless that would cost more!! Might as well repaint > then while we're at it. Of course, insurance could just decide to total > the plane - but I hope not! Any advice appreciated. > > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent through Atlantic.Net Webmail. Sick of pop-up ads and climbing prices? Visit www.atlantic.net to get pure Internet for $19.95/mo. ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers-tech/
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