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RV10Rob · #**181** 06-08-2010, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rleffler

My finish kit arrived yesterday. I was surprised by the gray primier on the cowl. Must be something new Van's is doing.

Whoa, looks like that's the pink cowl I have, with a nice coat of primer. What's the pinhole situation on that one? Did they do that with the doors as well?

-Rob

Space Cadet · #**182** 06-08-2010, 05:44 PM

If no one else has worked with the gray cowl yet, I'll be starting on mine shortly. Quick look seemed like it was nicer from pinhole than the pink cabin top, but didn't look closely so I could be way wrong.

Doors are still pink I think, I ordered a replacement shell (since I cut mine wrong just a couple weeks ago) and got the same old pink stuff.

rleffler · #**183** 06-08-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RV10Rob

Whoa, looks like that's the pink cowl I have, with a nice coat of primer. What's the pinhole situation on that one? Did they do that with the doors as well?

I haven't really looked close yet. The top was pretty bad. They missed several 2x2 areas along the edge. You would think with the primer they could at least figure out to paint to the edges.

These are the only parts that were primed. The doors are still completely pink. The wheel fairings were all green.

aerhed · #**184** 06-09-2010, 09:38 AM

Maybe check under your gray for void repairs? Could be yours needed "plugging". It'd be nice if they'd prime for us. Be even better if they'd send a hot crew of "southern aliens" along too. The guys that built my hangar took 2 1/2 days to finish all the metal. I just spent the same amount of time on 2 bottom wing skins.

SFOhio · #**185** 06-11-2010, 09:33 PM

Got the rudder trailing edge done today and I couldn't be more pleased with how it turned out. It is straight as a laser beam. Many thanks to Mike Cencula for coming down to help. Having another builder there to discuss the process and ponder the options makes the entire process more enjoyable.

http://mayrv10.wordpress.com

Mike S · #**186** 06-17-2010, 09:29 PM

Slowly but Shirley

N427EF · #**187** 06-17-2010, 10:25 PM

Keep it up Mike.
I'll drop in one of these days.

aerhed · #**188** 06-18-2010, 06:37 PM

Looks good, I am serious. And don't call me Shirley.

Janekom · #**189** 06-20-2010, 11:49 AM

Busy painting the wings

BlackRV7 · #**190** 07-07-2010, 10:17 AM

May not look like much but you gotta start somewhere. I thought I'd add a little something extra to the picture for comparison so I dug out my original 7 rudder. When Van's replaced the original 7 rudder with the folded over trailing edge, to the newer double flush riveted trailing edge, the replacement was actually quite a bit longer on the bottom than even this 10 rudder but you can certainly see the height difference between the two. Onto the HS....or I just might build the tailcone for something a little different...I've built several flying surfaces but only one fuselage, albeit the tailcone is only a section of the fuse, it's still something different.

I'll go ahead and leave the bottom fairing clecoed on until I get my strobe. On my 7 I simply floxed a couple nuts onto the inside of the strobe cutout which made for easy removed of the strobe and glass. I'll probably end up doing the same thing on the 10.