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Comment by Bryan Walstrom on August 19, 2015 at 3:06pm
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Well between the etching primer and Rust-Oleum paint... you should be covered for life on corrosion. ;-P Looks great Brian!
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Comment by Brian A Manlove on August 19, 2015 at 2:54pm
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I will fess up... it's Rust-Oleum metallic blue over a self-etching primer coat. About 3 coats of paint & 2 coats of Rust-Oleum Crystal Clear Enamel. Maybe a "10 foot" paint job but I'm very satisfied with the results. I'm getting a lot of compliments on it from my buds!
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P.S. - they are epoxied fiberglass and are very tough and weigh about 1/2 lb. each. He uses a glaze mold release that makes the outside surface almost flawless. Light sanding, primer, and paint resulted in a really nice fairing. Another benefit is the back of the fairing doubles as a flap stop.
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The wing root fairings were made by Jeff Garrett and he sells them. He made molds from the fairings on the Czech Sport Cruiser - which just so happen to use the exact same wings as the 601/650...(since they used to be the Zenith build company in Europe) they are absolutely awesome and a PERFECT fit. If anyone is interested in them, send me an email to brian.manlove@twc.com and I will send you Jeff's phone number.
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Comment by Alfred Tucker on August 18, 2015 at 10:09pm
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Brian, I really like the Blue accents on the cowl, deck and fairings!
Al
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Comment by Dave Gardea on August 18, 2015 at 5:15pm
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Brian, very nice paint and fairings! Need to learn more about how you made those. Regards, Dave
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Comment by Jon Reddick on August 18, 2015 at 2:27pm
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I second the request for more fairing info. Looks great! Any idea when we'll see a first flight?
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Comment by Mack P. Kreizenbeck on August 18, 2015 at 1:35pm
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I like your wing fairings!
Do you have any suggestions in making them?
Mack
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Coming together isn't it?! That's a nice metalic blue. Ford blue? ;-)
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