> If I had it to do over I would use >the blue foam (hot wired) for all the flying and control surfaces. I think >that would prevent most of the delaminations we see with the urethane foam >surfaces.
I used the blue foam in my tail surfaces. After hours of sanding I swore off the blue foam and will now use nothing else but urethane. The urethane is so much easier to shape. It sands extremely quick. As far as delamination goes, you will get delamination from blue foam as I have some areas on my tail feathers which have delaminated. The urethane is more porous than the blue foam so if you apply the micro slurry appropriately, it will soak into the urethane and possibly could actually create a better bond than slurry on blue foam would. Either foam will actually work as well as the pink foam will too. They all have their benefits and problems. If you are working around fuel areas then by all means use urethane. The choice is yours. Another thought about hot wiring blue foam....it takes a lot of practice to be able to do a good job with the hot wire. I tried that method on my tail feathers and totally screwed them up so I had to remove all the foam and do it all over again by sanding. The few dollars you will save by using blue foam simply is not worth all the headaches. Just my 2 centavos worth..... Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flyk...@charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com
