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91" SkyWing ARS 300 Assembly Thread

Snoopy1

640cc Uber Pimp
Prop polishing!! It’s been a few days, My lacquer has had time to set and fully gas. Used 2000 wet sand paper, followed by Meguiars scratch x 2.0, followed by more sanding, 3m ultrafine foam polishing pad with more buffing compound watered down and presto! I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.
Before:
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After:
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That feeling of “this better work...”
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Oh happy happy happy!!!!
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We will see how it holds up in the air. I will need to balance it now.
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Is not a museum piece but a fun project, and hoping the silver and orange help show where that big prop is spinning.
Must say that propeller really does have a mirror shine.
 

HRRC Flyer

GSN Sponsor Tier 1
Prop polishing!! It’s been a few days, My lacquer has had time to set and fully gas. Used 2000 wet sand paper, followed by Meguiars scratch x 2.0, followed by more sanding, 3m ultrafine foam polishing pad with more buffing compound watered down and presto! I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked.
Before:
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After:
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That feeling of “this better work...”
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Oh happy happy happy!!!!
View attachment 111940

We will see how it holds up in the air. I will need to balance it now.
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Is not a museum piece but a fun project, and hoping the silver and orange help show where that big prop is spinning.
Looks AWESOME Bro. . . . . . :yesss:
 

BalsaDust

Moderator
Looks great. Yeah I know what you meen about pictures hide things. When I was still a teenager my dad bought a 71 Mach 1 for us to work on. In pictures it looked like it was in near perfect condition but when looking right at it you could tell just how rough the car was.
 

AKNick

640cc Uber Pimp
Went to balance the prop. Huh... I had to dremel out the lead filled holes they had placed in from the factory. Not going to lie... it was quite a bit too. Somehow I magically managed to heal this prop by painting it. I added a tiny bit of lead back into the light prop side and filled it with micro balloons and epoxy.
I taped a couple bolts to find the balance point needed, and ha! Exact opposite of the wieghts!
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AKNick

640cc Uber Pimp
Prop is now perfectly balanced. I have an issue. I left the prop the neoprene sheath and it now feels almost rubberish, and left marks/blemishes on what was a beautiful hard coating. Wondering what’s up? Compound says it’s safe for all finishes. Doubt it’s that because it was washed afterwords. Did the paint not gas enough? Left in the cover, allowed it to soften? Darnit.
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pawnshopmike

Staff member
Prop is now perfectly balanced. I have an issue. I left the prop the neoprene sheath and it now feels almost rubberish, and left marks/blemishes on what was a beautiful hard coating. Wondering what’s up? Compound says it’s safe for all finishes. Doubt it’s that because it was washed afterwords. Did the paint not gas enough? Left in the cover, allowed it to soften? Darnit.
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That's a bummer. My guess is it needed a little more cure time.
 
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