"Kyle Boatright" wrote in message
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I've noticed that my prop is beginning to show signs of wear -chips in the
leading edge, and cracks in the clear finish. Given that I'm having
shoulder surgery in a couple of weeks (and probably won't be up to flying
until the arm is substantially healed), I should have some time on my
hands to refinish the prop.

Don't know what brand of prop you have, but the manufacturer should have
some guidance available. Sensenich provides the following:
http://www.sensenichprop.com/sen_htm...stall/cf-a.pdf

My plan is to remove the existing finish by sanding with ~220 grit
sandpaper, then to use epoxy (with cabosil?) to fill any dents, etc, and
sand/scrape the repaired areas back to the appropriate profile. Also, I
plan on doing some repair work to the leading edge which is an epoxy based
product. On the leading edge, I'll probably grind into any damaged areas,
then fill with one of the putty type epoxies and sand/scrape to the
correct profile, finishing with a very fine sandpaper.

Finally, I'll check the balance of the prop before finishing, and adjust
balance by either a little more sanding on the heavy blade or an extra
coat or two of urethane on the light blade.

On the Sensenich web site "repair info" page, it states that they repair
props IAW AC43.13-1B, so you might check it out (under wood repair and
finishing.) Also they Care and Feeding doc (above link) says that they use
spar varnish for the finish.

Gerry