Author: Danny Shepherd <danny@mcwalterscafe.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 21:22:34
Hi All, Just started fitting the doors, everything seems strait forward until on page 35-2 it shows a plywood insert on the fuselage side of the hinge. like an plonker I presumed these were already f
Danny, I just went through this with Neville at the factory. Let me pass on the correspondence. == Neville, OK, something went wrong with the pics. I'll just send the text portion (with some extra in
Bob, There is a variance in the doors on all the Europas we have worked on. In the later XS models, it seems more evident that shims are needed under the hinges. We use .125 aluminum spacers cut to t
The doors are in and the glass is fitted. Amazing how a little job like that changes the looks and quickens the blood to finish. A question for those who have finished. What have you done to cover th
You need to carry the paint onto the plexiglass, a little past where the fiber glass structure (and redux) end. This is to protect the structure and redux from UV damage. regards, Terry Seaver A135
Al, Fill any gaps then mask up to the line of the door frame inside the glass and paint over the half inch or so of glass as you paint the doors to cover the area where you can see the redux. But mak
Al: The guys at Phoenix Composits and others including myself have taken 2 layers of very light bid about 3/4" wide and have covered the entire perimeter interface between the door and plexiglass. Th
2 have crack all the I was planning, since gelcoat down to sort of black has been removed, to add a few drops of black epoxy tint to the Redux. Brush on a thin skim coat in the rebate, and then full
Author: Mike Parkin <mikenjulie.parkin@btopenworld.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 07:51:08
This sounds like a really bad idea. Black and composites do not mix!!! I think your transparencies are likely to pop out as the redux turns to soft putty on a warm summers day. regards, MP
BTW Al Use electrical tape for the masking . because it is stretchable you can get it into a perfect curve. It cleans off easy too. Regards Bob Harrison G-PTAG -- Original Message -- From: "Al Stills
I'd think that UV degradation over time would be the biggest factor. Ignoring whatever UV inhibitors may be in the plexiglass, indoor storage and/or cabin cover should mitigate that for more years t
Author: Mike Parkin <mikenjulie.parkin@btopenworld.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 04:29:52
Fred, I would be the last to question your experiments (I am only a Secondary Modern Brat). However, I did hear that the RAF Slingsby Firefly suffered some heat damage to its carbon composite wing wh
I agree with white too, Mike, but context reminder to others, we were talking black tinted (or even dark green au naturel) Redux bonding the windows, and exposed to the sun. A digital infrared temp