Trailer Paint Scheme

Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly
ready to start riveting aluminum. I plan to paint it a nice white to help
avoid cooking my glider. Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be
boring, what should I paint on it? A few suggestions were a side view of
the glider. I also thought it would be cool to put some sort of landout
map to document everywhere I've been. Also, www.ssa.org and since I live
in Kansas now, www.soarkansas.org websites would be good. What does RAS
think?


-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

On Jul 8, 8:15*am, Tony Condon
wrote:
Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly
ready to start riveting aluminum. *I plan to paint it a nice white to help
avoid cooking my glider. *Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be
boring, what should I paint on it? *A few suggestions were a side view of
the glider. *I also thought it would be cool to put some sort of landout
map to document everywhere I've been. *Also,www.ssa.organd since I live
in Kansas now,www.soarkansas.orgwebsites would be good. *What does RAS
think?

-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

Our frequent reply to queries when we're travelling is that we have
alligators in the trailer. You might think about a swampland scene
with huge menacing alligators baring their teeth. Maybe even
snatching a glider out of the sky, ala King Kong....

Hopefully someone else has a more serious suggestion. Have fun and
remember to wear your respirator.

Craig

On Jul 8, 10:49*am, Craig wrote:
On Jul 8, 8:15*am, Tony Condon
wrote:

Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly
ready to start riveting aluminum. *I plan to paint it a nice white to help
avoid cooking my glider. *Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be
boring, what should I paint on it? *A few suggestions were a side view of
the glider. *I also thought it would be cool to put some sort of landout
map to document everywhere I've been. *Also,www.ssa.organdsince I live
in Kansas now,www.soarkansas.orgwebsiteswould be good. *What does RAS
think?

-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

Our frequent reply to queries when we're travelling is that we have
alligators in the trailer. *You might think about a swampland scene
with huge menacing alligators baring their teeth. *Maybe even
snatching a glider out of the sky, ala King Kong....

Hopefully someone else has a more serious suggestion. *Have fun and
remember to wear your respirator.

Craig

I do like Burt's idea of putting a warning on the tailgate.

Danger! 50,000 Ohms!

Pete

You could label it as a "Transporter/Erector/Launcher" or a "TEL" as
we called them in the Air Force. That was the tractor-trailer rig
built for carrying Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM's). Paint a
GLCM on the side. The trailers carried four cruise missiles and were
painted olive drab camo.

Also you could paint the slogan: GLCM TILL THEY GLOW AND SHOOT 'EM IN
THE DARK.


Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA
(Formerly assigned to GLCM base at Florennes, Belgium)
(Until you've had Belgian food, Belgian beer, and Belgian chocolates,
you've just got to add them to your "bucket list")

Pete,

Not sure I could fit that many Tibetan Monks in the trailer. Its big, but
not that big.


I do like Burt's idea of putting a warning on the tailgate.

Danger! 50,000 Ohms!

Pete



-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

I recall that many years ago a pilot got a local donut shop to cover the
cost of repainting his trailer including their advertisement on the side
of the trailer.

If you don't like the corporate sponsor idea then you can always fall
back on the homebuilder's slogan
"YOU CAN TRUST A TREE"

be Patriotic
Put parallel red and blue band, each about 4in wide and separated by 2
inches down the length of the side about 2/3 of the way from bottom to top.

It gives contrast to the plain white trailer, and it looks good too.
B

"Tony Condon" wrote in message
...
Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly
ready to start riveting aluminum. I plan to paint it a nice white to help
avoid cooking my glider. Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be
boring, what should I paint on it? A few suggestions were a side view of
the glider. I also thought it would be cool to put some sort of landout
map to document everywhere I've been. Also, www.ssa.org and since I live
in Kansas now, www.soarkansas.org websites would be good. What does RAS
think?


-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

On Jul 8, 7:22*pm, "BT" wrote:
be Patriotic
Put parallel red and blue band, each about 4in wide and separated by 2
inches down the length of the side about 2/3 of the way from bottom to top.

It gives contrast to the plain white trailer, and it looks good too.
B

"Tony Condon" wrote in message

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Im in the process of reskinning the trailer for the Cherokee and am nearly
ready to start riveting aluminum. *I plan to paint it a nice white to help
avoid cooking my glider. *Im thinking that a plain white trailer would be
boring, what should I paint on it? *A few suggestions were a side view of
the glider. *I also thought it would be cool to put some sort of landout
map to document everywhere I've been. *Also,www.ssa.organd since I live
in Kansas now,www.soarkansas.orgwebsites would be good. *What does RAS
think?

-Tony Condon
Cherokee II N373Y

Take a look at the USAF Academy trailers for their Duo! I will try to
post the photo on SSA website shortly. Graphics were done in some form
of screen print - spectacular!

My favorite thing to tell people is that I'm a member of the

UWRSL

Under Water Racing Submarine League...

On Jul 8, 7:30*pm, KevinFinke wrote:
My favorite thing to tell people is that I'm a member of the

UWRSL

Under Water Racing Submarine League...

That's great! I'm going to start using that!!!


Or...

You could paint this image on the rudder.... http://www.vaq136.com/russians/startitle.gif

and while your driving wear one of these.....
http://www.chapelbaitsupplies.co.uk/shop/images/HAT.jpg