Re: KR> waterproofing
Owen wrote: > But really - tape? Kind of slapdash. After all your investment who wouldn’t > make or buy a decent canopy cover and protect from the heat and UV as well as > rain? < There are several sides to this issue. The downside of canopy covers is that they will eventually get dirt in the felt or under the plastic, and that will scratch your canopy. They are typically somewhat expensive (although some good alternatives were mentioned). And at OSH, nobody can look at the inside of your plane if it's covered up. Most of us keep our planes in hangars except for OSH and the Gathering, so UV exposure is minimal for us. One reason for having a cover though is to eliminate the possibility of your bubble canopy becoming a magnifying glass and burning holes in your interior. Don't laugh...this intense solar beam cauterized a four inch gash in N56ML's seat, and I've seen it making my dash panel smoke as well! Something else to worry about...your plane could spontaneously combust! My 2 cents worth is that I use 3M electrical tape, and it's never pulled any paint off. Maybe my paint is stuck on better than some other planes though... Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL ML "at" N56ML.com www.N56ML.com ___ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
Re: KR> Waterproofing
James McGauhey wrote:
> Consider gaffer's tape. It's a high quality tape made to stick well, but
> remove without a trace. Looks like duct tape, but much higher
quality with
> different stickum.
You must have bought a different kind of gaffer's tape than I did. I
bought some from McMaster Carr ("Berry Polyken"), and it's unbelievably
sticky, and very hard to tear in half. It has certainly peeled paint
for me too. So "your mileage may vary" when it comes to different brands.
One thing to know about removing ANY kind of tape is that there's a
method for removing it while stressing the paint minimally, and that's
to NOT lift it, but peel it back 180 degrees while pulling it off. Peel
the end back with your fingernails to get enough for a finger tab, and
then pull it back over itself, down close to the surface that it's stuck
to. This minimizes the vertical "pull" on the tape, therefore
minimizing accidental paint separation. It makes a pretty big difference.
Mark Langford
m...@n56ml.com
http://www.n56ml.com
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