Lynn and Noel,
I was having a little static buildup in the wings a while back and I tried several
things with limited success. McBean suggested I put a ground wire on the
spar. I attached the other end to the center screw on an outlet box. I had a few
tapes cut and laid across the wing and within a minute, most of them slid off
onto the ground.
--- On Fri, 11/28/08, Noel Loveys <noelloveys@yahoo.ca> wrote:
> From: Noel Loveys <noelloveys@yahoo.ca>
> Subject: RE: Humidity when painting
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Date: Friday, November 28, 2008, 7:54 AM
> Loveys" <noelloveys@yahoo.ca>
>
> Lynn:
>
> Two minor problems... concrete is an insulator...
> that's why they put
> ground rods down through concrete and ski lift towers have
> separate grounds.
> The other thing is a lot of hangars have epoxy finish on
> the floor... Epoxy
> can build and hold a static charge. Wetting things down
> works well but not
> for applying dope.
>
> I liked the idea of the braid in your shoe.. do you have a
> hole in your shoe
> to put the braid out through?
>
>
> Noel Loveys
> AME Intern, RPP
> 912 almost installed
> Aerocet 1100 floats
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf
> Of Lynn Matteson
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 7:08 PM
> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Humidity when painting
>
> <lynnmatt@jps.net>
>
> Dan-
>
> I just looked for at least one of my two manuals, but
> couldn't find
> either...one is at the hangar...I'm almost absolutely
> positive that
> the figure is 70%. I seem to recall that it says something
> to the
> effect that "if it's over 70% humidity, find
> something else to do".
> I know that when I painted my plane, I measured humidity
> and avoided
> anything over 70%, and when I absolutely needed to finish a
> coat or
> whatever, I'd bring in the dehumidifier....my paint
> "booth" was about
> 8' x 8' x 24', so it didn't take long to
> bring it down. On the other
> hand, I sometimes needed to wet the floor to bring it up to
> avoid
> static electricity. I hung a length of copper braid from
> the metal
> parts down to the floor to ground out any static build-up.
> You may
> laugh, but I actually stuck a length of copper braid inside
> my sock,
> and out onto the floor so I didn't get a poke when I
> walked around
> and touched the metal parts. Such is painting in Michigan
> in the
> Spring.
>
> You could also use a blush retarder...Poly Fiber
> BR-8600....which
> says on the can to "slow down the drying time." I
> seem to recall that
> if the paint dries to fast, the humidity in the air will
> cause the
> paint to "blush", which is the humidity showing
> up on the paint
> surface. I can't recall all this from memory, and
> always look it up
> just before I actually paint.
>
> Lynn Matteson
> Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
> Jabiru 2200, 593hrs
> Sensenich 62x46
> flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair direct-fire
> ignition
> system;
> also building a new pair of snow skis
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 27, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Dan Billingsley wrote:
>
>
> > <dan@azshowersolutions.com>
> >
> > Thanks Lynn, I couldn't find a percentage...I just
> found an
> > indication not to spray in high humidity. Anyone else
> actually
> > spray paint when this humid? The temp is a nice 66
> degrees.
> > Dan
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 11/27/08, Lynn Matteson
> <lynnmatt@jps.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt@jps.net>
> >> Subject: Re: Humidity when painting
> >> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
> >> Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008, 2:46 PM
> Matteson
> >> <lynnmatt@jps.net>
> >>
> >> 70%, according to my "Polly" manual.
> >>
> >> Lynn Matteson
> >> Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
> >> Jabiru 2200, 593hrs
> >> Sensenich 62x46
> >> flying again after rebuild, and new Electroair
> direct-fire
> >> ignition
> >> system;
> >> also building a new pair of snow skis
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 27, 2008, at 4:08 PM, Dan Billingsley
> wrote:
> >>
> Billingsley
> >>
> >>> <dan@azshowersolutions.com>
> >>>
> >>> Can someone tell me what the highest humidity
> >> percentage would be
> >>> to still paint the Polly products? We are at
> 68% right
> >> now and I
> >>> have blush retarder on hand...Just didn't
> want to
> >> spin my wheels.
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Dan B
> >>> Mesa, AZ
> >>> KF-912s
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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