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1. 06:44 PM - Re: Trailing edge silicone (ENAJRICK@aol.com)
2. 07:07 PM - Re: Re: Trailing edge silicone (Charlie England)
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--> RV7-List message posted by: ENAJRICK@aol.com
OK I'm new to this game (the list) and here goes with my first ever post. My
name is Rick Rammos, from Miami, FL, and I'm in the process of slowly
building an RV-7A. I'm approaching completion on the tail and have made what I
think
is a minor mistake, but I'm not sure. Before closing the right elevator the
instructions say to but a dab if Permatex or similar product between the
stiffeners at the trailing edge. oops. Of course I went out and bought the stuff
but sealed up the elevator without it. I can't imagine drilling out all those
rivets for this and thought of drilling the lower rivets at the back
stiffener, injecting some silicone and then closing with a blind rivet. Is this
overkill? Should I just forget it? At this early stage I hate to start taking
short cuts but I do want to be realistic if this project is going to progress.
So
what of it guys, any comments?
Rick R
RV-7A
Miami
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| Subject: | Re: Trailing edge silicone |
--> RV7-List message posted by: Charlie England <ceengland@bellsouth.net>
ENAJRICK@aol.com wrote:
>--> RV7-List message posted by: ENAJRICK@aol.com
>
>OK I'm new to this game (the list) and here goes with my first ever post. My
>name is Rick Rammos, from Miami, FL, and I'm in the process of slowly
>building an RV-7A. I'm approaching completion on the tail and have made what
I think
>is a minor mistake, but I'm not sure. Before closing the right elevator the
>instructions say to but a dab if Permatex or similar product between the
>stiffeners at the trailing edge. oops. Of course I went out and bought the stuff
>but sealed up the elevator without it. I can't imagine drilling out all those
>rivets for this and thought of drilling the lower rivets at the back
>stiffener, injecting some silicone and then closing with a blind rivet. Is this
>overkill? Should I just forget it? At this early stage I hate to start taking
>short cuts but I do want to be realistic if this project is going to progress.
So
>what of it guys, any comments?
>
>Rick R
>RV-7A
>Miami
>
I closed one of mine before remembering the sealant, too.
It's more trouble, but you can use small diameter tubing to inject the
sealant. The semi-rigid translucent stuff from the hardware store
(tygon?) comes in a size that will just slide up the trailing edge.
Force a little into the end, thread it in to the right distance & force
the sealant out slowly with low pressure air.
Charlie
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