F-86F of 32nd USAFE day fighter squadron 1952

Started by Alfred van Paaschen · 93 · 4 days ago · F-86F, Netherlands, Soesterberg, USAFE, Wolfhounds
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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 5 days ago:

    Ah, those nasty ghost seam lines, my friend @alfred. They keep coming and coming (ask me how I know 🙂). Great job!

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    After some sanding and polishing with different nail file grits and subsequent respraying of the affected area the ghost seam line is gone finally!
    Superglue seems to work better than putty for these kind of seems.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    Perfectly solved, Alfred @alfred

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    Thanks John! @johnb

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 week, 4 days ago:

    This will provide a really nice base for the NMF, Alfred (@alfred).

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 3 days ago:

    First layer of NMF, can’t say I’m 100% content with the result already. The Ammo A-STAND lacquer seems to behave a little bit different than the Alclad I used before.
    Maybe a second layer will improve things a bit, to be continued…

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 3 days ago:

    Looks shiny already, Alfred @alfred.

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    The NMF is applied to the aircraft and the underside has also a protective layer of Future.
    Tomorrow the topside will be protected.
    In reality the result is more shiny than the photographs show. Also the tone variations seem a bit exaggerated in the pics.

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    George R Blair Jr said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    NMF came out great, Alfred (@alfred). It is always assuring to safely get the clear gloss on it for a little protection.

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    Thanks, George! @gblair

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    NMF looks great, my friend @alfred! Wise decision to add a protective layer to the sensitive NMF!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    Great result on the NMF, Alfred @alfred

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week, 1 day ago:

    Thanks again, guys! @fiveten @johnb

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    Alfred van Paaschen said 1 week ago:

    Things always look better in the sun.
    This also applies to the Sabre NMF!
    Finally we have some summer weather over here in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 after so many months of having four seasons in one day.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 week ago:

    Indeed, the NMF looks great under the sun, my friend @alfred!