Glider Wraps, Gelcoat Refinishing

Herb - I am betting that you read the same Sunday Chicago Tribune article "And that's a wrap" I did about wrapping a car in vinyl. It never occurred to me to use that on a glider. I now have visions of wrapping my wings in tiger stripes!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classi...0,314744.story.

Originally Posted by JohnDeRosa

Herb - I am betting that you read the same Sunday Chicago Tribune article "And that's a wrap" I did about wrapping a car in vinyl. It never occurred to me to use that on a glider. I now have visions of wrapping my wings in tiger stripes!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classi...0,314744.story.

Yes, this is an interesting concept. My son does wraps and he has wrapped portions of his car. What I've noticed is that the areas wrapped tend to accumulate dust a LOT more than those areas that are not wrapped.

My assumption is that the static electricity build up on the vinyl is what keeps the dust particles attached more readily...but I'm no scientist! What that may mean in glider terms is that you may need to spend more time dusting the glider before take-off and, maybe after flying a while, any static build up may attract particles you don't want hanging around attached to the glider. This sounds like a great opportunity for some field experimentation!

Brad.