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I tried twice last night to send a message using "Contact Member". Both times it was blocked by eBay (even after entering the "verification code"). Yet when I tried again just now, it went through. Here's what I wrote:

"Congratulations on the purchase of a beautifully restored Cessna 150. However, the eBay ad didn't mention that the plane was caught in a hailstorm during Sun'n'Fun this year, suffered extensive dime-sized hail damage to all the upper surfaces, and was totaled by the insurance company.

I suggest you have an independent mechanic check out the plane before you complete the sale. You can get more details from the original owner who is still a member of the Cessna 150-152 Club (www.cessna150-152.com [cessna150-152.com])

- Kirk"

Oh yeah, if there are quotes or html, it won't go through. I just heard back from the buyer and he was having a hard time finding the thread, but I just sent him back detailed instructions.

The thing we all need to remember is that there is nothing "wrong" with a airplane with hail damage, except that in this case, the seller has mis-represented the aircraft, and if the damage was "covered up" by bondo and repaint, then you have legal problems, especially with no log entries to back it up. If the airplane still has the dings exposed, then its up to the buyer to decide if it is worth it or not.

I've sent a bidder (who was a few seconds later the sucessful high bidder) on a hydraulic press, information on where on the net to find manuals, parts list and parts and repair info, this was an out of production press. If it had been somewhere closer than NJ, I'd considered bidding on it. Anyhow, I sent the guy a message, and he responded, so I know it can be done.

Charles

Charles, for clarification, is it illegal to use bondo to smooth out dings and dents? If I were to have 91x repainted, would I have to live with all the dents and hangar rash or would it be filled in and painted over and *more importantly* is that legal to do? Thanks!

As I noted in an earlier post, that is a huge grey area. Specifically, no it is not. Are you covering up something that has the potential to crack, yes. Is the bondo an approved material to use on the airplane? I doubt it. Big aircraft manufacturers publish lists of approved sealants and lubricants and such. If its on the list, its OK for the uses specified in the manual. If its not on the list, well, there is that grey area. Is filling dents in the Cessna structural repair manual, no, I don't think so, the SRM is only a few pages in the back of the maintenance manual, very limited. The SRM should specificly address hail damage and approved repairs, and allowable dent size, sure would make life easier.

Charls

Charles

any body hear from the buyer or seller??