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How to Remove Leading Edge Protection from Wind Turbine Blades
Leading-edge protection on rotor blades erodes and must be removed before re-application. The challenge: the substrate is composite, and aggressive removal damages exactly the surface the new LEP must bond to.
Why is LEP removal delicate work?
Blade composites tolerate neither heat build-up nor deep gouging. Grinding risks both. The removal method must strip the coating system while leaving the laminate intact and ready for the next application, often in rope-access conditions.
What does the video show?
Controlled, cold-working removal of LEP from a blade section: coating off, substrate intact, surface conditioned for re-application. Combined with cordless drive, the same approach works up-tower.
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