LettersFromFlyoverCountry
Well Known Member
This is for those of you with polished planes.
I'm almost finished with the initial deep polishing of the RV-7A. I started last November and took a few months off for winter (I got spoiled with the two years I was in a heated hangar!). It's been really great fun to be able to see every centimeter of the plane's exterior and seems remarkably consistent with the annual inspection.
Of course, with taking so long to finish the polishing and treating process, I'm inclined to start at the beginning again, because, of course, polishing an airplane is like painting a bridge.
I'm not going to do that, of course -- the snow is almost gone here and it's time to fly again. But what secrets can give me on maintaining a polished airplane?
I'm almost finished with the initial deep polishing of the RV-7A. I started last November and took a few months off for winter (I got spoiled with the two years I was in a heated hangar!). It's been really great fun to be able to see every centimeter of the plane's exterior and seems remarkably consistent with the annual inspection.
Of course, with taking so long to finish the polishing and treating process, I'm inclined to start at the beginning again, because, of course, polishing an airplane is like painting a bridge.
I'm not going to do that, of course -- the snow is almost gone here and it's time to fly again. But what secrets can give me on maintaining a polished airplane?