KR> Skin in the game
Mike, You will find it done both ways. Some guys laminate over the plywood with deckcloth (1.45 oz fabric) and resin. Some just finish the plywood. You'll hear opinions both ways and find planes finished both ways. I chose to simply prime and paint my plywood finish. After 18 years in service and 1100 hrs of flight time, I have about 1/2 dozen tiny grain cracks showing, mostly on the bottom of the fuselage. It gives those that finished theirs with deck cloth something to point at so they can say "I told you so." ;o) Overall, I don't think it makes a lot of difference. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 8:50 PM > From: "Mike Arnold via KRnet" > > KR guys someone give me some direction here. My fuse has only wood ply on > it now. What are my options for finishing the wood? Glass over the wood, > paint the wood, carbon fiber, bed liner!!! > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Mike Arnold via KRnet list.krnet.org > > wrote: > > > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > > have now is ply.
KR> Skin in the game
Just paint it, it will be simple, weigh less and be just fine. Rob Schmitt N1852Z -Original Message- From: Mike Arnold via KRnet To: KRnet Cc: Mike Arnold Sent: Tue, Oct 13, 2015 1:50 pm Subject: Re: KR> Skin in the game KR guys someone give me some direction here. My fuse has only wood ply on it now. What are my options for finishing the wood? Glass over the wood, paint the wood, carbon fiber, bed liner!!! On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Mike Arnold via KRnet wrote: > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > have now is ply. > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Skin in the game
I covered my fuselage with a 0.5 ounce deck cloth. I used a waterborne primer and then sprayed the finish using a single stage urethane paint. Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S? 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Mike Arnold via KRnet List-Post: krnet@list.krnet.org Date: 10/13/2015 13:50 (GMT-06:00) To: KRnet Cc: Mike Arnold Subject: Re: KR> Skin in the game KR guys someone give me some direction here. My fuse has only wood ply on it now. What are my options for finishing the wood? Glass over the wood, paint the wood, carbon fiber, bed liner!!! On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Mike Arnold via KRnet wrote: > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > have now is ply. > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > ___ Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options
KR> Skin in the game
KR guys someone give me some direction here. My fuse has only wood ply on it now. What are my options for finishing the wood? Glass over the wood, paint the wood, carbon fiber, bed liner!!! On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Mike Arnold via KRnet wrote: > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > have now is ply. > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Skin in the game
BTW the front deck is glass and the turtle is glass. On Oct 12, 2015 8:09 AM, "Mike Arnold via KRnet" wrote: > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > have now is ply. > ___ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
KR> Skin in the game
Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I have now is ply.
