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Re: on luan and varnish
By:lee
Date: 7/7/2000, 11:32 pm
In Response To: on luan and varnish (Vernon Lowery)

I have good friends that build experimental
: (homebuilt) composite aircraft and the one of the worst sins you can make
: is over filling the weave. You put in just enough for strength, fill with
: microballons and paint. Obviously our goals are different in the finishing
: end, clear vs painted, but I can't help agree that extra epoxy is only
: good for adding weight.

Hi Vernon, I find that fill coats in the cockpit help waterproof a kayak that is going to likely have standing water in it for days on end when used a lot. Something composite aircraft doesn't contend with . -lee

Messages In This Thread

survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 8:58 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Jack Martin -- 7/7/2000, 6:11 pm
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:48 pm
Re: survey answer
Bill H. -- 7/8/2000, 12:50 am
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/8/2000, 7:42 am
Re: weight and other priorities
lee -- 7/6/2000, 10:04 pm
Rounding off the sheer clamps
Jason -- 7/7/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Herring -- 7/6/2000, 9:53 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/6/2000, 7:24 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 11:36 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/7/2000, 12:39 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 1:22 pm
Wow!
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 9:38 am
It's the Lauan
Brian Nystrom -- 7/7/2000, 11:00 am
on luan and varnish
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 4:43 pm
Re: on luan and varnish
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:32 pm
water or fuel
Vernon Lowery -- 7/8/2000, 8:14 pm
Re: Wow!
peter czerpak -- 7/7/2000, 10:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/6/2000, 2:30 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Beale -- 7/6/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Charles Cooper -- 7/6/2000, 12:38 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:06 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 11:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:44 am