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Old 6th May 2014 | 05:51
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A and C
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Airworthiness issues

I would not wrap an aircraft as I think it will hide serious corrosion issues and in aircraft that spend a lot of time outside it is likely to increase the speed that corrosion builds up.

If your aircraft is looking a bit tatty in the paintwork department a full strip prior to the respray will enable any corrosion issued to be addressed, wrapping the aircraft will just cover up the corrosion.

I would be far less concerned about wrapping a new aircraft that was hangared, but this is not the answer to old paintwork on an old aircraft that is left outside.
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