---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 02/10/08: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:15 PM - Re: RV-6A paintable area (HCRV6@comcast.net) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:15:48 PM PST US From: HCRV6@comcast.net Subject: Re: RV-List: RV-6A paintable area My professionally done RV-6 paint job added 17 pounds. This was using Sherwin Williams Jet Glo with about 50% of the airframe having a yellow coat over the base white and with no clear coat except for some clear coated metallic stripes . I know of some clear coated multi color RV finishes that weigh close to twice that. -- Harry Crosby RV-6 N16CX, flying - 435 hours -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: tom sargent > > Does any one have any estimate of the paintable surface area of an > RV-6A? My back of the envelope calculations indicates something the > neighborhood of 320 sq. feet. I wouldn't be surprised if that was off by > 20%. Does any one have a more accurate figure? > > I am priming my plane's exterior and after weighing a small piece before > and after priming I estimate it will have a 2 or 3 pounds of primer on > it when I'm done. The color coat will be more. From what the painter > says (I'm not doing the color coat), I'd guess at least twice that. > -- > Tom Sargent, RV-6A > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.