I am using heavy weight drawing Mylar that I purchased from a drafting supply house, frosted on one side. I am cutting it in strips and epoxying the strips in place after fiberglassing the parts [ rudder, horz. stabilizer and etc.] I then used a little epoxy filler to dress the seams flush and sand smooth. Mylar will take painting just fine.
KRron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Butterfield" <rbutterfi...@mebtel.net> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 9:47 AM Subject: Re: KR> Mylar Gap Seals > Mark Jones wrote: >> If anyone else knows where we can buy this in >>lesser quantities or even in 4" wide rolls please speak up. > > This is untried, and I don't know if the cost per person is advantageous > or > not, but in the interest of diseminating information, here goes: > > McMaster-Carr has an ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape > (hereafter known as UHMW) available that might well work in this > application. It is available in .0045", .0065", and .0115" thicknesses, of > which .0015" is adhesive. This is a very tough, slippery material, and the > adhesive appears to be durable. It is available in widths of 1/2", 3/4", > 1", 2", 3" and 6" (not 4", unfortunately). > > http://www.mcmaster.com/nav/enter.asp?pagenum=3197 > > I've used it for a bearing surface here at work, where we have a very > heavy > sliding door; I put it on the guide rail and it doesn't show any wear or > signs of coming off after 7 years. > > Will this work on a plane? I don't know. One hassle is that it has > adhesive > all the way across, and some way will have to be devised to keep it from > binding on the aileron. If the thinner size is used, it could possibly be > doubled on the half that is not meant to be stuck (kind of like a sideways > J). > > > Regards, > RonB > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
