Painting my gear legs

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Re: Painting my gear legs

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bagarre wrote:3M POLYURETHANE PROTECTIVE TAPE 8674
or similar at Aircraft Spruce

They make it in all widths and it's easy to apply.
That's great stuff. I do a fair amount of dirt runway ops and have never made a hole in the tape.

On the other hand, the slip-on wedge type gear leg jack pad really tears it up. I need a better way of jacking.
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