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Re: What happened to my finish - the answer
By:David Hanson
Date: 9/14/2000, 4:01 pm
In Response To: What happened to my finish - the answer (John Michne)

I once was interested in building composite aircraft and I read and studied up on it. Burt Rutan designed the Long EZ which is foam core wings with graphite and fiberglass epoxy covered. To final cure the wings they take it outside in the sun with black plastic bags wrapped around the wings all day. You have to prop the wings up so they don't droop and take a set that way when it cools. This was for final cure to raise the threshold of temp/strength I believe, but same principal for print thru.

Messages In This Thread

What happened to my finish - the answer
John Michne -- 9/13/2000, 6:58 pm
Re: What happened to my finish - the answer
David Hanson -- 9/14/2000, 4:01 pm
Re: What happened to my finish - the answer
David Hanson -- 9/14/2000, 4:14 pm
The truth about epoxies
Andreas Albat -- 9/14/2000, 11:46 am
An alternate theory.
Dale Frolander -- 9/13/2000, 10:24 pm
Re:post-curing of epxoy
Andrew Eddy -- 9/13/2000, 9:48 pm
Re: What happened to my finish - the answer
Sam McFadden -- 9/13/2000, 8:13 pm
Thermal Set
Don Beale -- 9/13/2000, 8:05 pm