http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/ Lancair ES Builders, Owners, and Pilots Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:06:14 GMT mikeeasley@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12523 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12523 Dan, I used the 4" disposable foam rollers. The start to fall apart after a while since they're not designed for solvent based paints. Mike Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:43 GMT Daniel Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12522 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12522 Thanks to Mike, Brad & Mac for your suggestions. Saturday I rolled on four coats of primer on the belly. I’m happy with the results (of course I haven’t Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:29:18 GMT John Schroeder http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12521 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12521 Joe - It is a tow bar that you will see at most FBO's. Ours has a trailer hitch on the end (you can order it like this). Take a look a the pictures here: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:48:27 GMT Joe Disalvo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12520 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12520 ... Would you describe the Becker Tow Bar? ... careful about the turn radious on the nose gear. ... the ... fabricating a ... the ... to it. ... or Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:45:07 GMT rjszot@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12519 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12519 Joe, We use a golf cart and a Becker Tow bar. Works great, just be careful about the turn radious on the nose gear. Ron Szot/ John Schroeder Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:30:44 GMT Joe Disalvo http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12518 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12518 I am setting up a garden tractor to tow my plane in and out of the hanger. I have a hydrostatic tractor, and am planning on fabricating a tow bar that will Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:58:58 GMT mikeeasley@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12517 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12517 Dan, My two cents.... Roll on the first coat then take a bondo squeegee and work it into the fiberglass to help the primer penetrate the pinholes. Then roll Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:05:05 GMT Mac Taylor http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12516 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12516 -I am just going to throw this out there because I would have appreciated an alternative to WLS when finishing my 360. I really didn't like WLS. It was very Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:08:12 GMT Brad & Tracy Simmons http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12515 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12515 Hi Dan, Rolling on the initial coats is the way to go. Use more reducer (25%) in the first couple of coats to insure you fill the weave and pinholes. You won't Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:21:05 GMT Daniel Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12514 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12514 Brad, Thanks for you reply. My plan is to roll four coats of primer on leaving about 30 min. between coats for it to flash. About how much reducer do you use Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:18:35 GMT Paul Bricker http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12513 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12513 Daniel, I have the data sheet in my hanger and will check it tomorrow. I seem to remember letting it set for 10-15 minutes before final mixing and application, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:12:14 GMT btsim1@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12512 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12512 4:1 by volume Mix both part WELL prior to combining, then mix again. Reducer can be added up to 25% as desired. There is an induction period of about 30 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:18:03 GMT Daniel Barnes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12511 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12511 Group, I’m ready to prime the belly and I have the Lancair supplied wls primer. It didn’t come with any mixing instructions and I can’t find anything in Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:47:04 GMT Rick Titsworth http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12510 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12510 FYI, I went to Martin Hollmann's Aircraft design course in 2006 - he is the engineer who helped Lance design/setup the ES. Among all the various things we Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:09:51 GMT Greg Campbell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12509 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Lancair_ES/message/12509 I'm pretty sure I got the IV weights from Lancair. They had told me that these were the ES weights when I bought them, but they later said that they were IV's