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1. 06:31 AM - Fiberglass Fairing around windshield (Ron Murray)
2. 07:26 AM - Re: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield (Dave Nicholson)
3. 08:10 AM - Re: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield (Tod Watkins)
4. 10:39 AM - Re: Re:Cowl hinge (Andy Karmy)
5. 02:42 PM - Re: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield (Chuck Weyant)
6. 08:35 PM - Re: Re: RV9-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 08/07/04 (Albert Gardner)
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| Subject: | Fiberglass Fairing around windshield |
Seal-Send-Time: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 09:30:42 -0400
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Ron Murray" <Ronald_P_Murray@msn.com>
I'm getting ready to put the fiberglass molding strip around my windshield. Does
anyone out there have any tips, tricks, pictures, web sites or otherwise that
might help me with this project? Any comments would be appreciated!
Ron Murray
90291 N937RK
Mooresville, NC
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| Subject: | Re: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Dave Nicholson" <n347sd@insightbb.com>
I used Sikaflex-295 UV to "glue" and seal my windshield in place. The only
fiberglass I used was the upper band over the Roll Bar.
See this site for additional information:
http://www.sika.com/cmi-marine/cmi-marine-products-index.htm
It's available from:
Merritt Marine Supply
Pompano Beach, FL
954-946-5350
Dave Nicholson
90347
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Murray" <Ronald_P_Murray@msn.com>
Subject: RV9-List: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield
> --> RV9-List message posted by: "Ron Murray" <Ronald_P_Murray@msn.com>
>
> I'm getting ready to put the fiberglass molding strip around my
windshield. Does anyone out there have any tips, tricks, pictures, web
sites or otherwise that might help me with this project? Any comments would
be appreciated!
>
> Ron Murray
> 90291 N937RK
> Mooresville, NC
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| Subject: | Fiberglass Fairing around windshield |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Tod Watkins" <twatkins@bendcable.com>
Hi Ron.. I just finished ours .. we used sikaflex also as a good weather
seal on our slider and skirts but used the fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin
with micro ballons to finish it off around the windscreen as the book talks
about, . my advice is go slow. build up the resin and micro ballons over the
glass cloth slowly as I did that part a bit to fast and added about an extra
week or two of sanding to the project to get it all smoothed and looking the
way I wanted it. be careful to not get to much resin and micro ballons
over the top of your electrical tape as that adds to the sanding also. then
you can fill the low spots and pin holes with polyester resin as it hardens
quickly and you can sand it sooner, within about 20 minutes. just be
careful not to get the polyester on the windscreen as plexiglass does not
like the polyester resins. thats my advice for what its worth.. I am glad
that part is over as I am sure you will be when yours is done. good luck.
Tod
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ron Murray
Subject: RV9-List: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Ron Murray" <Ronald_P_Murray@msn.com>
I'm getting ready to put the fiberglass molding strip around my windshield.
Does anyone out there have any tips, tricks, pictures, web sites or
otherwise that might help me with this project? Any comments would be
appreciated!
Ron Murray
90291 N937RK
Mooresville, NC
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--> RV9-List message posted by: Andy Karmy <andy@karmy.com>
Mine broke on one side only. It took only 25 hours. I repaired them
with the same hinge, had the engine dynamically balanced and have not
had any further cracking over the next 250 hours. Don't know if the
engine balance was the repair or not...
- Andy Karmy
andy@karmy.com
On Jul 27, 2004, at 3:59 AM, Neilekins@aol.com wrote:
> --> RV9-List message posted by: Neilekins@aol.com
>
> Has any one had any problems with the hinge that connects the engine
> cowling
> to the firewall breaking on an RV 9 ?
>
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| Subject: | Re: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Chuck Weyant" <cweyant@chuckdirect.com>
I just finished mine. Came out perfect. I used three of those hold-down
bracket or pins or whatever they're called to hold down the bottom front of
the windshield. Then I put down all the layers of tape as you probably know
how to do. Then I mixed up a gob of flox (cotton fibers) and resin to a
fairly thick consistency. Then I squeezed it around the base of the
windshield so that I ended up with a small bead under and slightly inside
the bottom half of the windshield. Try to get a rough transition from the
windshild to the aluminum instrument cover with the flox misture. Feather
as much as possible. Dry, then rough sand. Then start laying down the
layers of cloth and resin. I used from six to eight layers. I used the 2
inch glass cloth on a roll. Easy. I used a friend familiar with fiber
glass. I would suggest the same for you. They are able to anticipate what
you need in the way of more resin, more cloth, or a third hand. And don't
cut too long of strips 24 to 30 inches is good enough. Way too hard to
handle when they're full of resin...which leads me to this suggestion:
Remember to lay out you cloth, apply the resin, then squeegee the excess off
with a plastic putty applicator. Then pick it up and apply the cloth where
you want it. Lot less messy with less drips, etc. Don't, and I mean don't
apply your cloth over your tape!!! If you do, you'll never do it again.
Lay your cloth down right next to your tape as close as you can --- but not
over. Keep an eye on it 'cause as you work laying down piece upon piece,
the underlying pieces will sometimes want to 'creep' over the tape and you
may miss it only to discover after everything is cured that you have tape
under your glass cloth. After curing, start sanding. Be agressive in
shaping but remember, if you cut into the cloth, you have just compromised
it's strengh. So be agressive in shaping, but use common sense. Use a 2x4
radiased(?) to the shape of the transition you desire. Here's another tip:
Use that sandpaper from 3M that costs a $1.25 a sheep. Don't remember the
name but it comes in colors. I used the red/maroon and green stuff. Worth
every penny! Cuts like diamonds and doesn't load up. Makes sanding almost
fun.
Once you've got the shape pretty close to what you want, mix up a nice
medium thick mixture of flox or micro baloons. Which, depends upon how much
cloth weave you sanded thru. You may want to use flox if you want that
strength back (harder to sand), or micro baloons to just shape and fill
(easy to sand). Squeegee it on pressing into the glass with a fair amout of
pressure using you plastic applicator. Then sand. Repeat this until you
puke. Watch your tape for wear. Tape is protecting your plexi in addition
to giving you that nice separation line.
Hope this helps,
Chuck
--- Original Message -----
> --> RV9-List message posted by: "Tod Watkins" <twatkins@bendcable.com>
>
> Hi Ron.. I just finished ours .. we used sikaflex also as a good weather
> seal on our slider and skirts but used the fiberglass cloth and epoxy
resin
> with micro ballons to finish it off around the windscreen as the book
talks
> about, . my advice is go slow. build up the resin and micro ballons over
the
> glass cloth slowly as I did that part a bit to fast and added about an
extra
> week or two of sanding to the project to get it all smoothed and looking
the
> way I wanted it. be careful to not get to much resin and micro ballons
> over the top of your electrical tape as that adds to the sanding also.
then
> you can fill the low spots and pin holes with polyester resin as it
hardens
> quickly and you can sand it sooner, within about 20 minutes. just be
> careful not to get the polyester on the windscreen as plexiglass does not
> like the polyester resins. thats my advice for what its worth.. I am glad
> that part is over as I am sure you will be when yours is done. good luck.
>
> Tod
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rv9-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ron Murray
> To: rv9-list@matronics.com
> Subject: RV9-List: Fiberglass Fairing around windshield
>
>
> --> RV9-List message posted by: "Ron Murray" <Ronald_P_Murray@msn.com>
>
> I'm getting ready to put the fiberglass molding strip around my
windshield.
> Does anyone out there have any tips, tricks, pictures, web sites or
> otherwise that might help me with this project? Any comments would be
> appreciated!
>
> Ron Murray
> 90291 N937RK
> Mooresville, NC
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: RV9-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 08/07/04 |
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Albert Gardner" <spudnut@worldnet.att.net>
If you put the control module back there with the servo then you only have 4
wires to run up to the panel. BTW, the led in the switch/indicator is very
bright, far too bright at night. A little experimenting resulted in a 5 meg
resistor to dim it down. This is one of the best additions you could put in
your plane, IHO.
Albert Gardner
RV-9A 872RV
Yuma, AZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Murray" <jmurraymd@yahoo.com>
Subject: RV9-List: Re: RV9-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 08/07/04
> --> RV9-List message posted by: James Murray <jmurraymd@yahoo.com>
>
> I am now flying with the TruTrak A/P. It works great.
> If I remember, there are nine wires in the bundle
> going to the server.
>
> Jim Murray 90430
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