I need some advice on how to take care of rain water on my fuslage floor. I purchased John Godwins KR2S project in South Carolina last Wednesday and had to travel back to New York through the hurricane rain storms. Unfortunataely i took on some rain water last night driving through Pensylvania. I immediately soaked up the little bit of standing water close to the spruce cross members.I think air drying it will be best. I think if i blow dry it with a heat gun it might warp and delaminate. any suggestions appreciated, Joe
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Same thing happened to me a few years ago. Wound up with about 5/8" of water in each bay on the fuselage floor. Prior to that I had painted the inside of the fuselage with thinned epoxy. So, I was able to mop up the water with a sponge and rags. The outside plywood had not been painted. The bare mahogany showed some water stain but no warpage after air drying. The aircraft grade plywood has waterproof glue. Most epoxy glues are also waterproof, but the uncoated lumber can soak up the water and cause issues with uneven expansion and then contraction when it dries out. Use great care with the heat gun: you might overheat the glue joints and soften the epoxy. That could do more damage than water soaking. Recommend you wipe up the visible water soon as possible. Then air dry with with lots of ventilation with a fan or two. Sid Wood Tri-gear KR-2 N6242 Mechanicsville, MD, USA smw...@md.metrocast.net
