Ferg,
> If you have superior knowledge and/or experience in this endeavour.
Definetely I have not but...
I bought an used old trailer from Germany and modified it little.
Later I installed also a floor to it.
First of all I put those rubbers to the hell,
copied the wing shape and made new ones from wood.
Look at the pics, they are yellow!
Over those those wooden blocks I glued some very SOFT and THICK
material.
Just to prevent rubbing the wing painting, I use gling film over the
wings everytime I carry them.
That works. Hope this helps. My wings are more beautiful than new ones
and I have trailered them
20 times = let is say 400 km = 250 miles.
BTW 1: there are somewhere in the USA a copy pair of my wooden blocks
and I hope he is happy w them.
BTW 2: I never carry my stabilators on the trailer!!!
Cleaning: I had same problem in a different place. The door rubber seals
marked my cream colour doors ugly black. I tried everything like acetone
to clean the door=B4s inside surfaces. Nothing helped - it was like a
shit on the wall. Finally somebody gave me a tip to try method "same".
My doors were easily cleaned by rubbing them with just ordinary pencil
(india) rubber (eraser). Try it!
Terveisin, Raimo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:39 AM
Subject: Europa-List: Wing sling belting
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> Cheers,
> Another cry in the wilderness.........
> The original classic trailer wing slings were made from fairly
> compliant black rubber which over the years has lent a tender black
smudge
> on the wing surfaces in my latest transport attempt. Consumed by rage
and
> jealousy, I ripped the offending materials from the carcass, and am
now left
> with bitter regret and bits of rubber - and the strange feeling I may
have
> been a touch venal.
> I am assuming that some of the early trailer-ites may have
> encountered the same disappointment and discovered a suitable
replacement. I
> would like to think there's a supple, strong, compliant white compound
> (perhaps food belting) out there waiting to be scooped up and a
thankful
> discoverer just keening to share his victory information.
> I've tried gleaning details from McMaster-Carr but I'm no chemist
> and the technical characteristics escape me. As a result I have five
feet of
> intransigent, vicious brown crud in the garage waiting to chew holes
in my
> wings. I'll hoof it with the pinions strapped to my back first...
> If you have superior knowledge and/or experience in this endeavour.
> let me be the first to help distribute it. Please?
> Ferg
> Europa Classic A064 still bumbling ahead
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