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    Cylinder Head Temps

    I was having the same problem with sensors or probes under the spark plugs. Not all cylinders were running even close to the same temps. After doing some research, I found Rotax recommends on the 912 series engines to install a heat sink paste to the threads of the plugs. I did this and now all...
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    Any VW Powered Aircraft Owners Here?

    I flew in Jerry's other Cygnet. It flew with two aboard at 105 on the ASI. When we flew mine to my home we had her at 90 ASI. with two aboard. She has the smallest VW they make. The 1700cc version.
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    Any VW Powered Aircraft Owners Here?

    Kit planes just did an article on the Cygnet. It's not a bad little airplane and draws a lot of attention wherever it goes.
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    Any VW Powered Aircraft Owners Here?

    The first video the airplane has 1/2 vw. The second video the airplane uses a full VW.
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    Touching up paint

    This thread is about doing a touch up or small repaint. But nice work. I really like your paint booth you have made. I take it on the other side of those filters is a fan?..
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    Touching up paint

    One other note...If you look there is an airplane behind mine over to the side. There was no over spray doing this repair that got onto anything near by. I painted this sitting right were you see it. I am not a professional painter, I do this for a hobby. Tony
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    Touching up paint

    What the fuselage looked like before repaint....
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    Touching up paint

    I used polyurethane using the system I posted. You use a two part paint in this system. The close up pics was taken because some said I would have hard lines when I repainted my Fuselage Blue. As you see from the close up's, no hard lines.... Tony
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    Touching up paint

    If you read the OP question, what he wants to do will be hard to do with a small brush or something like a cotton swab. What I posted if you look or watch the video I posted, I did a large area and used no power equipment. It only took one can of paint to do most of this repair. Not a lot of...
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    Touching up paint

    But a touch up brush would. What is the difference when both are of the same paint?
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    Touching up paint

    The reason I used the method I did, my hangar has no electricity. I wanted a system I could use and not need electrical power or power equipment.
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    Touching up paint

    I built a show truck and rattle can the paint. No one was the wiser. Not one person knew I rattle can the paint. But this is not hardware store paint but automotive paint. Oh I won two first place trophies with this truck. One being the nationals.
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    Touching up paint

    Here is the paint I speak of or the can I speak of that hold your paint.
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    Touching up paint

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    Touching up paint

    Now all I need to do is finish the cowl. That is next and I may make her a red tail.
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    Touching up paint

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    Touching up paint

    Call around to your local auto paint supply houses. We have a Auto paint supply house that stocks cans. You bring in the paint and they will add this paint to the can. They can use any paint that needs a hardener or activator to work. You must push on a button on the bottom to release the...
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    What happens when your wife 48

    My wife will not be 48 for another 8 or so years. Me I turned 48, nine years ago. We have been married 22 years.
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