I have an M20J that had the factory radar installed. We removed the unit from inside the plane and now we want to remove the unit from the wing. It weighs about 30 lbs total. The cover to the wing is fiberglass and has black caulking around the edges. The black non-slip surface is beginning to deteriorate and I am going to paint the fiberglass to match the white wing. Now the question: (1) has anyone ever removed the radar from the wing and is there anything I need to be concerned about? (I am leaving the wires in and simply bundling them up) (2) what type of caulk do I use to reinstall the cover on the wing? (3) Has anyone every simply replaced the fiberglass cover with a customer sheetmetal cover to match the wing?
You can see the area in the attached picture (although not a great angle).
Thanks.