Polyester garment coat lining will do the same thing for about 1/2 or less cost of peel ply from Aircraft Spruce and others. Get it from a fabric shop.
KRRon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Jones" <flyk...@wi.rr.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:01 AM Subject: Re: KR> Procedure to cover glass cloth on foam. > Simply put.... Peel Ply is a Dacron type of cloth which has been treated > with a release agent which prevents it from permanently adhering to epoxy. > Immediately after you have done a fiberglass lay up and the epoxy is still > very wet, lay a sheet of Peel Ply over the fiberglass and allow it to soak > up excess resin. Use a squeegee to completely wet out the Peel Ply. Only > add > more epoxy if the Peel Ply does not completely wet out. Allow this to dry > (cure) overnight or until it is not sticky to the touch. Once cured, grab > the edge of the peel ply and pull it off the fiberglass lay up. The result > is an almost perfectly smooth finish which will require minimal sanding. > Here is a link which shows Peel Ply in use: > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj/turtle.html > > Mark Jones (N886MJ) > Wales, WI USA > E-mail me at flyk...@wi.rr.com > Visit my KR-2S CorvAIRCRAFT web site at > http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:48 AM > Subject: Re: KR> Procedure to cover glass cloth on foam. > > >> RELEASE FABRIC BLB1 >> >> Ply B peel ply coated with a release agent that releases all aircraft > resins >> up to 400 degrees F. Use with R300 sensitive tape as all coated peel >> plies >> have the potential to transfer. 60" wide, 2 oz. nylon peel ply is .004 - >> 005 thickness. Grab tensile: warp - 110 LBS. filling - 140 LBS. minimum. >> >> >From Wicks on line catalog. >> >> >> >> 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 have seen "peel-ply" mentioned several times. What is it? >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > >
