I've got to agree with Kevin.
Each year, there's someone out there who'd like to replace their metalized wings with fabric covered wings for the reasons cited. Trade if you must but don't damage a perfectly good set of fabric covered wings. Also, I think that fabric wing covering can last longer than 10 years even when tied down outside. As a very wise person once said to me, with fabric covered wings you can take the coverings off every 20 years or so and inspect and fix everything inside much more easily than you can with metal covered wings. I think there ought to be a fair number of Coupes flying on their 100th birthdays. Only 37 years and counting for the majority of them. Ed
