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Prop refinishing

Postby Msing48 » Thu May 17, 2018 11:14 am

After flying through a rain storm on my way back from my eclipse trip I noticed that the paint on my Sensenich composite covered prop was damaged. I have been flying it like that for several months with no problems and no apparent additional paint degradation. However, I would like to repaint and would like suggestions (preferably proven ones) on how best to do this and what paint to use. The biggest delimma is whether to just sand and do touch-up painting or strip the entire prop of existing paint before refinishing.
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Re: Prop refinishing

Postby radfordc » Thu May 17, 2018 12:40 pm

Stripping is not needed. Sand the existing finish smooth with fine sandpaper (320 grit or finer). I used a quality polyurethane varnish like is used to finish hardwood floors and a good enamel for the tips.
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