[rsrguy]

Thanks for the kind words. I don’t personally feel weight is a major factor. I had another buddy's plane once that had a poorly applied coat on top of the wings... was able to remove the whole coat with a razor scraper. It was fairly thick, maybe two and a half cross coats. I swept it all up and it ( and the dust on the floor) ended up being less than a pound and a half. From my perspective, the paint on planes isn't a place to shave weight, it's easier to see big results elsewhere. On the fabric bush planes the huge weight savings are better achieved using oratex, a newer covering system made in Germany.... can eliminate as much as a third on covering alone!