What would cause prop paint to come off like this ??

[Indiana_Pilot]

I flew through some rain recently (heavy rain for a 2.5-3 hours straight)

I noticed this when I landed back home.. I have seen wear on the my prop edge but what would cause the paint to come off on the inner part of the blade? Could rain have caused this?

 

[Stewartb]

Poor prep? It would have been a difficult area to prep if painted on the plane with the spinner in place.

 

[Indiana_Pilot]

That is what I am thinking too.. it seems as though it was "cleanly removed" not like the edges that are not smooth like that.. Someone mentioned icing but I did not encounter any icing..

 

[GlennAB1]

Both prop blades, or just the one? If it just the one, I suspect the prop wasn't prep'ed properly before paint.

 

[Indiana_Pilot]

Yep just the one side..


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[frfly172]

Have to agree probably Poor prep,but also rain doesn't help. What does the back of the prop look like? My composite can't take heavy rain for any length of time.

 

[Archammer]

Yep, they waited too long to paint the top coat over the primer.

 

[JohnAJohnson]

Prolonged boiling.

 

[Checkout_my_Six]

were you running LOP?

 

[unsafervguy]

were you running LOP?

Only if he ate coleslaw before the flight

 

[James331]

Poor prep? It would have been a difficult area to prep if painted on the plane with the spinner in place.

That.

 

[Silvaire]

Yep, they waited too long to paint the top coat over the primer.

Actually it looks to me like they didn't even use any primer.