Sounds like Ed is rushing his finish a bit. ?I would try waxing the hub and crush plate, or perhaps painting the hub and back of the prop with PVA as a release agent. ?The important thing here (which I'm sure you alread know) is to not add any anything between the prop and hub that is going to either crush down allowing your prop bolt torque to go slack, or add an uneven space that will cause your prop tracking to be off. ?
FWIW, it seems like every time I buy a new prop, regardless of the vendor, they show up with the varnish barely set and often times some of the final finish stuck to the wrapping paper. ?The varnish is dry on the surface, but not fully cured underneath, so when you torque it down, some uncured varnish will weep through the surface and glue it to the hub. ?I suspect an afternoon out in the warm sun before mounting for the first time would probably do wonders for curing the finish. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM --------------------------------------------------------------- When I took off my Sterba wood prop today the crush plate was stuck to it and it took a rap from a soft hammer to get it off and some varnish came with it. ?It was stuck even worse to the hub and I really had a hell of a time getting it off and half of the varnish from the prop stayed stuck to the hub. I got the prop about 3 weeks ago so the varnish was well cured and it was only on the plane for two days and properly torqued. ?I have had this problem with other Sterba props on different planes also. Any suggestions on how I can keep it from sticking when I put it back on? ?Not sure if a good wax would do it or not. ?Thinking of maybe putting Saran wrap between the prop and the hub then trimming it after torquing the bolts. ?Any better ideas?
