Painting the pilot side of the prop

[mhorowit]

Has anyone painted the pilot side of the prop black to stop reflected light?
There are times when landing when the reflection is almost hypnotic and I have to make a deliberate move to focus on something off to the side.
The down side is this is a wooden prop and it is beautiful, and if I spray-paint my side, I feel like I"m detracting from its grace. - Mike

[Homsie]

Instead of painting...how about using a "satin" finish instead of a gloss. I am having a similar problem. My AP touched up my prop with a new coat of High gloss...looks great up front...but the back flashes like a strobe light, especially this time of year with the low sun angles.

Should I just take some steel wool and lightly buff it?

[jrzangger]

I fly behind a McCauley 74/43 metal prop and it is painted flat black on the back side. I put a wood prop on for a brief period and had a terrible time with the strobing of the reflection. Very distracting. I know people generally don't paint their wood props but I would seriously consider it for safety reasons. It really does make a difference.