---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith601-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 03/24/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 09:58 PM - Canopy fastening (Ron Lendon) 2. 10:29 PM - Re: Canopy fastening (Peter W Johnson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 09:58:24 PM PST US Subject: Zenith601-List: Canopy fastening From: "Ron Lendon" 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 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:29:30 PM PST US From: "Peter W Johnson" Subject: RE: Zenith601-List: 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 It goes out of date very quickly.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 -----Original Message----- From: owner-zenith601-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-zenith601-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Ron Lendon Sent: Sunday, 25 March 2012 3:55 PM Subject: Zenith601-List: 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, -------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith601-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith601-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith601-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith601-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.