Looking for your thoughts:
I'm having AircraftWraps wrap my RV-7A. Aside from all the great things they do when they wrap the airplane, they don't paint anything. That means:
- The ribs on the ends of the ailerons, flaps, elevators and rudder counterweight arms, and horizontal and vertical stabilizers will be exposed.
- Same goes for the rear spars on the horizontal and vertical stabilizers as well as the wings' recesses for the ailerons and flaps.
My question: So what? Is it that big a deal? I have primed these areas, and lean toward not painting them in the interest of weight savings. The rivets in there are naked, and I like the look.
Is there any overwhelming reason to paint these areas before the wrap? Or is it just cosmetic?
I'm having AircraftWraps wrap my RV-7A. Aside from all the great things they do when they wrap the airplane, they don't paint anything. That means:
- The ribs on the ends of the ailerons, flaps, elevators and rudder counterweight arms, and horizontal and vertical stabilizers will be exposed.
- Same goes for the rear spars on the horizontal and vertical stabilizers as well as the wings' recesses for the ailerons and flaps.
My question: So what? Is it that big a deal? I have primed these areas, and lean toward not painting them in the interest of weight savings. The rivets in there are naked, and I like the look.
Is there any overwhelming reason to paint these areas before the wrap? Or is it just cosmetic?