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Old December 16th 15, 03:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default fuselage refinish - one shot or two?

On Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 9:33:01 AM UTC-5, wrote:
I am also thinking about having some work done on my fuselage. It was previously re-finished in PPG Concept. It is in dire need of touching up due to trailer rash, paint chipping, runway scrape etc. Some is pretty bad, Is it, in fact, possible to do "spot work" that will look O.K. or would I be looking at the entire fuselage? I'm not planning on doing this myself but would have a competent person handle it.


spot work can be done on concept. it's fairly easy to blend, it just takes longer because urethane takes several days to truly harden to the point where it can be polished. also, you can't just fill a ding with a blob of urethane paint like you can with gelcoat. you have to fill it with bondo, prime a small area, and paint over it. in expert hands, the repaired area can be nearly impossible to find with the untrained eye.