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Old 05-11-2017, 08:23 AM
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Im having a hard time posing so Test test Test
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Old 05-11-2017, 08:24 AM
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This is a CARF Eurosport that the Jet Cat P160(Titan) locked up on me right after take off.
Old 05-11-2017, 08:47 AM
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Lets see of this works, Lost panel lines, so had to rebuild with primer, I also lost the peace of fiberglass for the wing tip, so I Sprayed can foam in to the cavity, then, fiberglassed, and worked.
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:32 AM
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This is an Aviation Diamond I picked up at FL Jets in 2017
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:35 AM
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The leading edge above, was fixed by putting a round carbonfiber rod from the two good areas, to keep everything straight and strong, then filled in with West Cost Epoxy with fiber power
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:39 AM
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Once Striped of its original paint, you can see more of the damage from hitting the tree, a lot of areas of the jell coat were damaged.

This Striper was amazing and did not stink.

Also I could not afford the $1k for replacement retracts, so I used what I already had, and made a sweet bracket to use a regular nose wheel, I figured I would need the nose weight anyways due to the repairs
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:42 AM
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The first color is an 2K urethane single stage silver melt, very nice in person. Then added a custom metallic red, and metallic black
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:48 AM
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The colors look great in person
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Old 05-11-2017, 09:52 AM
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Did not like the plan looking exhaust, I could of painted it black like most of them are, but I added some chrome tape, then little flat black air brush, then still cleared it to lock it all in .
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Nice resurrection, way to hang in there!
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very impressive
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Mike you are an artist rebuilding jet planes!

Sure couldnīt be better!

Best Regards.

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