What do you use to protect the nose spinner and cowl?

[Will.iam]

I am fixing to change from my mccauley 2 blade to a mt 3 blade propeller and would like to keep from scratching the nose spinner or blades when i goto remove the cowl for oil changes inspections etc. i have heard of people using pool noodles on the blades but is there something better? And what about the spinner? Was thinking of some sort of neoprene strip to either put on the cowl lip or spinner at removal and installation time but wanted to see what other people’s solution has been first. 

[Fritz1]

I have learnt to install the bottom cowl of the Bravo by myself, old rug on the hangar floor to drag cowl in front of airplane, balance the cowl on my knee sitting on a stool with rollers on right side of airplane, align the air scoop and intercooler scoop, tighten one camlock on the right side of fuselage, scoot over to the left side while supporting cowl with my left hand, tighten on camlock o the left side, use masking tape to protect fuselage paint

[IvanP]

I have not yet mastered the one-man lower cowl removal and installation on Bravo. Will have to work on that. For me it is a two-person job (my wife is kind enough to assist when needed). 

[Marc_B]

Anytime I pull off the cowl, I use painters tape on the cowl inlet next to the spinner. Does a decent job from simple scratches. But you still have to be careful. 

[Bartman]

I use safety wire to pull the bottom cowl up slowly. One on the front and one near the rear. Painters tape to protect the paint on the fuselage. 

[kortopates]

For the 3 bladed MT prop i use silicone baffling material folded over and secured by baffle fasteners. Basically fashioned as a pair on condoms. For the spinner and fuselage painters tape does the job.


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[Will.iam]

On 12/25/2025 at 6:42 PM, kortopates said:

For the 3 bladed MT prop i use silicone baffling material folded over and secured by baffle fasteners. Basically fashioned as a pair on condoms. For the spinner and fuselage painters tape does the job.


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I have some extra baffle material. Do you mind posting a picture so i have a better idea of how you are applying it to the prop blade?  Thoughts of neoprene folded with a zipper on the leading edge comes to mind but might poke me out of the CB club.