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1. 10:23 AM - Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening (PatrickW)
2. 10:27 AM - Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening (ashontz)
3. 10:59 AM - Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening (PatrickW)
4. 02:35 PM - Nuvite Polishing (Stanley Challgren)
5. 08:08 PM - Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening (cookwithgas)
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| Subject: | Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening |
cookwithgas wrote:
> it folds down the grain.
I wonder if that adds any strength?
I bought the whole Nuvite package at Oshkosh last year. Haven't started polishing
yet, but plan to.
Do you get much glare from the sun off your wings?
Did you polish the bottom of your airplane? Is it holding up? Is it easy to clean
bugs off?
Thanks!
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Patrick
601XL/Corvair
N63PZ (reserved)
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| Subject: | Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening |
Interesting points.
Also, yeah, how well does it hold up, how long til you have to polish again and
is there something to keep the polish job from fading, just wax maybe?
PatrickW wrote:
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> cookwithgas wrote:
> > it folds down the grain.
>
>
> I wonder if that adds any strength?
>
> I bought the whole Nuvite package at Oshkosh last year. Haven't started polishing
yet, but plan to.
>
> Do you get much glare from the sun off your wings?
>
> Did you polish the bottom of your airplane? Is it holding up? Is it easy to
clean bugs off?
>
> Thanks!
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Andy Shontz
do not archive
CH601XL - Corvair
www.mykitlog.com/ashontz
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| Subject: | Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening |
He did polish the underside of his wings. You can see the tie down ring in the
picture that he linked to (the one that shows his daughter's reflection).
Scott - you did a really nice job...
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Patrick
601XL/Corvair
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| Subject: | Nuvite Polishing |
On May 7, 2008, at 11:23 AM, PatrickW wrote:
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>
> I bought the whole Nuvite package at Oshkosh last year. Haven't
> started polishing yet, but plan to.
>
> Do you get much glare from the sun off your wings?
>
> Did you polish the bottom of your airplane? Is it holding up? Is
> it easy to clean bugs off?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --------
I did get some glare on my 601 HDS and had planned to paint the strip
that covers the wing roots but never got around to it. The glare was
livable and usually only a problem early in the morning or later in
the day.
I did polish the bottom and it made it easier to keep it clean.
The polish held up great. It took about 50 hours to do the initial
polishing and less than 5 hours per year in upkeep. The latter
involved soaking a towel with water and wiping the leading edges down
after each flight and then taking a dry towel to finish. Each such
action took less than 5 minutes. The polish held up for four years
and looked great when the aircraft was sold.
Stan
Building a 701 and polishing as I go
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| Subject: | Re: 601 Flying Yesterday Evening |
There's no glare when flying, but when I'm pulling it out in the sun I get a pretty
good flash now and then. I did not polish the bottom of the fuselage but
I did do the wings.
The polish job is super durable. I haven't touched it and it looks like the day
I finished last year. I wiped some mud off the wings the other day and it was
no different than wiping off a painted surface. It is really maintenance free.
I haven't hit any bugs yet. It hasn't warmed up enough in Nebraska for the bugs
to come out in full force.
I'm going flying in the morning and will have something to report after that.
Scott.
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