Well slap me in the face.......Thanks for clarifying. I sure wish I had known that befor I bought all of that expensive Peel Ply. Oh well.....
Mark Jones (N886MJ) Wales, WI Visit my web site: http://mywebpage.netscape.com/n886mj Email: flyk...@wi.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net]On Behalf Of Jeff Scott Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 11:47 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Peel Ply Almost any fine weave synthetic cloth will work just as well as peel ply. I've been using 6" dacron tape and left over ceconite 102 cloth from a previous recover project. It won't pull easily if the resin is a little green, but once it's cured, it pulls just the same as the advertised peel ply.... because it is the same. There is no magic release coating on peel ply. If you look up the uncertified dacron fabric for covering and peel ply in the Aircraft Spruce catalog, you will see that they are the same part number with the same price. I've been laying up quite a bit of carbon fiber lately. Once it's started to set, I'll put it out in the sun for a couple of hours to cure. Once it's in the shade and cooled off again, the dacron fabric peels off very nicely. -Jeff Scott N1213W -- "Ron Eason" <r...@jrl-engineering.com> wrote: 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
