jrock836
Well Known Member
My upper cowling has cracks and paint damage, mostly around the Phillips head screws. While I work on my Annual next month, I’m thinking about sending my upper cowling to the paint shop for repair and repaint. Has anyone found a better washer/screw combo to use that will protect the paint and distribute the load better than the little plastic washers under the phillips screw head? Is there maybe some type of washer that has a collar that would fit into a counter sunk hole? There has to be something better than the existing setup. Although the existing screws do a good job of holding the cowling in place, it doesn’t really seem to be a well thought out solution.
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