The heavier sheets of mylar will help bridge the low spots on your form and help you make a smoother part that requires less filling work to finish the part.
Denny ... --- Matthew Elder <eldo...@yahoo.com> wrote: > 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/ > > _______________________________________ > 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 > "I can train a monkey to wave an American flag. That does not make the monkey patriotic." Scott Ritter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
