Re-finish 2004

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Re-finish 2004

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-Just did a lot of wheel fairing re-finishing on my DA-40....its a 2004...came out great !!...took the wheel pants off wet sanded/filled/glassed all the marks and scrapes then took it to an auto body shop for a new gel-coat.
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Looks nice. My nose wheel pant sure could use some TLC after 16 years of stones, etc. Make sure you safety-wire the 4 cap screws securing the anti-scuff plates...

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Yes, I did forget that...
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Where did you get those plates?
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Very NICE! I too am unfamiliar with the anti-scuff plates but they look nice and would be very useful.
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Lance Murray wrote:Where did you get those plates?
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