"Charles Talleyrand" wrote in message
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I think we all know what old aluminum planes look like. But what do
old composite planes look like? Are they less susceptible to hanger
rash and faded paint?

-Curious
-Charles Talleyrand


A lot depends on how they are maintained and stored.

Go to the local boat yard and look at the old composite boats - they date
back to the '60s and most are ouside year round.
Of course, many of the older boats have been re-painted.

Gel coat fades /yellows as much or more than paint - but you won't find many
composit aircraft that aren't white. It also crazes, cracks and chips.
On the other hand, if a composite aircraft is finished with a two part
polyurathane, the paint will usually hold up like it does on aluminum.

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Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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