peter wrote:
Thanks jamesintucson! I try to drop in to your site from time to time! You guys have done fantastic work on the restoration projects so far!
I do have a question about the restoration and display side of it though. Using the Bolingbroke/Blenheim as an example. Before it is put on outdoor display, the aircraft windows and gun turett are painted sky blue to protect the glass. Is this material easily removed once a big enough building is available to house the outdoor aircraft?
Peter,
The short answer is "yes."
Whether it really comes off easily depends on if you're the one with the razor blade or not.
There are two layers of paint the undercoat is something called elastomeric paint. While the top coat is whatever bluish grey color contrasts with the finish on the plane and is on hand. The paint comes off reasonably well and after the canopy is polished it is impossible to tell it was ever there. Here is a good example:
http://www.pimaair.org/collection-detai ... d=172&pn=1
If you look at the cockpit and nose windows on the PBM you can see that the we were in the middle of taking off the paint when the photo was taken. All the windows had been painted out for years and you can see that the plexiglas is now nice and clear right next to windows that were still painted over at the time. More information than you needed, I know.
James
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