Instead of mylar, use Monokote. I forgot to mention that earlier... Works like a charm with epoxy... Not so well with 'esters (but still works).
For those that don't know, it's a heat shrinkable plastic with a heat activated sticky backing used to cover model airplanes. Awsome stuff, and no wrinkles on your plug... Matt --- wilder_jeff Wilder <wilder_j...@msn.com> wrote: > well I layed up the fiberglass with polyester > resin... The "spine and ribs" > do not look like its going to be an issue... but > what I do see as an issue > is when I layed the mylar over the mold ... there > are subltle dips and hills > because of the uneveness of the plastic. The cloth > followed the contour of > the plastic. I do not believe its going to bad > enough to rip it off and > spend another 100 bucks and start over. > > I guess I am going to become cozy with bondo... > UGGG!!.. > > -Jeff > > >From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> > >Reply-To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> > >To: <kr...@mylist.net> > >Subject: Re: KR> Turtle deck advice > >Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 17:37:21 -0400 (Eastern > Daylight Time) > > > >That is what I would do and it should be quite > easy. Cut a long triangle > >shaped piece out of foam and hot glue it to the > inside and glass it. > > > >See you in Mt. Vernon - 2005 - KR Gathering > >See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on > the pics > >There is a time for building and a time for FLYING > and the time for > >building > >has expired. > >Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > >-------Original Message------- > >I may be able to create some type of hat > >out of foam and glass it after I pull the piece > off. > >_______________________________________ > >Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > >to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > >please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to > krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at > http://www.krnet.org/info.html > ------------------------------------------------- Matthew Elder Orangeburg, SC http://www.infinigral.com/melder My Airplane Project: http://www.infinigral.com/melder/flying/KR1/
