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Dane McGee
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Twin Mustangs

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.......Nope, not what you think :D

After tangling with Will Drumm at LSN one of my original Mustangs from 2005 needed some foam repair and a recover job, so while I was at it, i just whittled out another.

David Ebers has had good luck with Black Baron low temp film and that is what i really wanted to use for the recover job. However, the LHS dont carry it and time was getting away from me. I chose to go back to my roots and go the tape and paint route because I had it all on hand. Turned out good.....even lost an ounce in the process.

For my next project a DeHavilland Hornet, I will use Balck Baron.

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Paint job looks good!
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The paint and tape has held up suprisingly well on my Mustangs over the last 7 years. I used Lusterkote fuel proof paint and had no problems with nitro eating at the finish as long as I cleaned the residue off after each flying session.
I did the scuff and clean procedure and paint held on fine......The tape finish added only about an ounce.

I was reading that full scale P-51's were built expecting a service life of only 50 hours of combat. I think we got that one beat :D
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Dane McGee wrote:P-51's were built expecting a service life of only 50 hours of combat. :D

I wonder if the pilots were aware of that fact! :?
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