September - October - The Recreational Aircraft Association

it was time for prime and paint.
The new fuselage went to Husky Farm Equipment
for their 2 part epoxy primer, followed by
epoxy colour coats. Their paint is impervious even
to cow and pig exhaust gases, and it provides a good
solid base to which to adhere the Randolph system
fabric covering. Ed then painted the wing structure
and other aluminum parts in his hangar using the
same 2 part primer. He had previously used the
Stitts covering process on his Chipmunk but was
The unusual placement of the passenger compartment is obvious here.
Below, both the passenger and pilot’s seats were liberated from a Ford Focus.
In a load - hauler like this, a few concessions can be made for comfort.
unfamiliar with Randolph and he wanted it done
right, so he took the wings to Ron Riley in Grand
Bend. Within three days the two of them had the
wings covered, shrunk, and ribstitched, ready for
doping. The wings were left with Ron to apply the
silver and colour coats of Cub Yellow.
Ron Riley later came to Ed’s hangar to assist with
covering the fuselage using the same Randolph process.
Ed applied the dope, silver, and colour coats
with a brush, lightly sanding with 400 grit between
the final coats. The doors were done the same way
using 2 part epoxy primer and finishing with Randothane,
coloured to match the blue dope on the
aft fuselage. The two crests are from his family and
a local shop digitized them and made the decals
which were applied to the fuselage. Because of his
love for military aircraft, the vertical stab has the
RAF colours.
The gearleg fairings and forward fuselage aluminum
were cleaned with lacquer thinner, then
painted with 2 part automotive epoxy primer and
paint. 2004 Corvette yellow was a good match for
the Randolph Cub yellow. Some of this was done by
a local auto bodyshop, and some by Ed. The wing
root fairings required metal massaging and the bodyman
massaged them back smooth. The spinner was
painted 1937 International Diamond T red because
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