Looking at all the options on recovering my Starduster one project. One of the things overall, I want to do with this plane is to have it lose weight. Older build with all the old heavy engine accessories, full lighting, wheel pants and radios. I would like the plane to lose 100lbs. I dont believe I can remove the transponder legally as it had it when the Airworthiness Cert was issued so I have to keep the electrical which I can do with lighter components and radios and such and thinking of getting rid of the lights as it looks like a 747 with them all on. I digress.WIth covering and the painting schedule. If I wanted a lighter covering job would you want to keep the undercoats per the manual and just skimp on the color or would you deviate and say put on 2 instead of 3 coats of each product? Safe is the most important; good life is too, but pretty its not as important.
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