Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago
Stripping The Paint From A Cessna 172B Glen's Hangar - Episode #5
Today I'm working in the hangar removing the paint from C-FMVU a 1960 Cessna 172B. I use 3 different paint strippers designed specifically (and approved) for stripping paint from an aluminum aircraft. The first I tried was Stewarts Systems, then PTI Sure Strip, then Sunset Strip...
All three of these products removed the paint without any trouble - BUT - none of them worked very well on the red oxide primer that was on the plane. Red Oxide primer is not something that should be on the plane in the first place.
For those who are about to suggest I should have used a sander, or a grinder to remove the primer; that's a bad idea on a plane made from 2024-T3 clad aluminum alloy if you want to keep it from corroding.
As for the other registration marks I found on the empennage - One was CF-NBG, which was struck from the registry in the late 1980s.
The other registration mark was CF-OSR, that plane is still flying today but it was sold about two weeks before I shot this and is now in the United States under an 'N' number registry.
If you have any info about either of these planes, please get in touch.
#CanucksUnlimited #GlensHanger #CFMVU
⚠️ NOTE: These videos are edited for time and entertainment. Editing removes context and can remove safety checklists in the interest of time. Do not use these videos for, or in lieu of flight training.⚠️
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Stripping The Paint From A Cessna 172B Glen's Hangar - Episode #5
Today I'm working in the hangar removing the paint from C-FMVU a 1960 Cessna 172B. I use 3 different paint strippers designed specifically (and approved) for stripping paint from an aluminum aircraft. The first I tried was Stewarts Systems, then PTI Sure Strip, then Sunset Strip...
All three of these products removed the paint without any trouble - BUT - none of them worked very well on the red oxide primer that was on the plane. Red Oxide primer is not something that should be on the plane in the first place.
For those who are about to suggest I should have used a sander, or a grinder to remove the primer; that's a bad idea on a plane made from 2024-T3 clad aluminum alloy if you want to keep it from corroding.
As for the other registration marks I found on the empennage - One was CF-NBG, which was struck from the registry in the late 1980s.
The other registration mark was CF-OSR, that plane is still flying today but it was sold about two weeks before I shot this and is now in the United States under an 'N' number registry.
If you have any info about either of these planes, please get in touch.
#CanucksUnlimited #GlensHanger #CFMVU
⚠️ NOTE: These videos are edited for time and entertainment. Editing removes context and can remove safety checklists in the interest of time. Do not use these videos for, or in lieu of flight training.⚠️
Canucks Unlimited,Glen's Hanger,Glens Hanger,Glen Flying,glen and friends Flying,Hot rod Cessna 172,backcountry flying,paint stripping,aluminum paint stripping,airplane paint stripping,aircraft paint stripping,cessna paint strip,cessna repainting,c-fmvu,cfmvu,sunset strip paint stripper,how to strip a plane,diy airplane paint stripping,airplane paint removal,paint remover,how to remove paint from an airplane
