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| Subject: | Canopy fastening |
The canopy is the next part of the project. Has anyone tried just using adhesive
to hold the XL canopy in place as opposed to screws?
One of the RV guys in my EAA chapter has done that and is quite pleased with the
results. He used 1 can of Sika 226 cleaner, 1 can of Sika 209D Primer and 2
tubes of Sika 295UV Black adhesive.
Sikaflex is what he called it and he got it from this website
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/search.do?freeText=sikaflex&page=GRID&history
I'm considering this option but wanted to hear from you guys.
Thanks,
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Ron Lendon, Detroit, MI
WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing
Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon
Corvair Engine Prints:
http://www.zenith.aero/profile/RonLendon
Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Canopy fastening |
Ron,
I used sikaflex on my canopy. It was a recommendation from an AP that I
change the aluminium hoops to 4130. I did this and added another hoop to
hold the front and rear hoops in place in case of a roll over. I sikaflexed
the canopy to both the front and rear hoops. Screws hold the canopy to the
side rails as the plans show.
Check out http://zodiac.cpc-world.com and have a look at the pictures under
"Builders Log" -> "Building Photo's" -> "Page 3". Down towards the bottom of
the page you can see how I did it.
I masked the canopy were the sikaflex was going to adhere to make clean up a
little easier. I have an aluminium sheet that covers the front hoop down to
the bottom edge of the canopy. I put some plastic tape outside of the canopy
to cover the rear hoop adhesion point. It looks good.
Make sure the sikaflex is fresh. It goes out of date very quickly.
I am happy with the result although it's a bit more fiddly to do than with
screws but I feel it is a much stronger bond. If you have got this far with
the canopy you know what fiddly is!!!
Cheers
Peter
Wonthaggi Australia
http://zodiac.cpc-world.com
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The canopy is the next part of the project. Has anyone tried just using
adhesive to hold the XL canopy in place as opposed to screws?
One of the RV guys in my EAA chapter has done that and is quite pleased with
the results. He used 1 can of Sika 226 cleaner, 1 can of Sika 209D Primer
and 2 tubes of Sika 295UV Black adhesive.
Sikaflex is what he called it and he got it from this website
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/search.do?freeText=sikaflex&
page=GRID&history
I'm considering this option but wanted to hear from you guys.
Thanks,
--------
Ron Lendon, Detroit, MI
WW Corvair with Roy's Garage 5th bearing Zodiac XL, ScrapBuilder ;-)
http://www.mykitlog.com/rlendon Corvair Engine Prints:
http://www.zenith.aero/profile/RonLendon
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=369316#369316
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