It was 3 days of joy in my case......
I used dacron lacing to secure leg fairings....as per bob nuckolls method.
Acetone is impossible to get in colombia as it is a precursor chemical for
coke....:-(.
Alchohol seems to help remove it tho...industrial not the drinking kind....
Will
On Wed, Jun 13, 2018, 11:29 BobD <rjd@bobdawson.plus.com> wrote:
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> Hi Will,
>
> I also recently had the joy of fitting the speed kit to my Europa. I
> didn't experience the brackets catching on the disk hex bolts, but I did
> find that the wire locking I had used on them was catching the edge of the
> starboard wheel spat. I ensure that the pigtail was folded flat against the
> disk, then filed some more of the wheel opening, and it did the trick,
> (the telltale clicking from the wheel when manually maneuvering the
> aircraft disappeared).
>
> Your post will prompt me to check the overall clearance of the brackets,
> but I didn't notice a problem when fitting them.
>
> I have had good results in clearing off excess silicon adhesive with
> acetone, but if you are worried about the effect of this, you could try
> acetone-free nail polish remover. Following a tip on here, I used this to
> good effect in clearing off some small paint splatter on my door window
> edges, after I had fitted and painted the fittings for the re-positioning
> of the door struts. However, I am no expert on the chemical effects of
> cleaning agents, so would defer to others knowledge in this area.
>
> I took the instructions at face value regarding silicon adhesive being
> strong enough to hold together the leg fairings, until one of them
> disappeared on my aircraft's maiden flight. I have now secured all three
> with tie wraps, not quite as pleasing aesthetically, but definitely more
> secure.
>
> Did you fit bulkheads to the front & rear of the spats ? I haven't yet,
> but as I hope to do some strip flying, it may be an option I will adopt.
>
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> Bob Dawson
> Europa XS TG || 912 ULS || G-NHRJ || Dynon Skyview || PilotAware ||
> SmartAss3
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>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=480854#480854
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