When you put on your cowling top and it bends the material in the shape dictated by the cowling, will it stay in that shape, or will it always spring back to flat.
I built my own using fiberglass and silicone. While they are nice, they will not keep the form, so I am always having to bend them in when I put the top back on. I won't make that mistake again. See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2011 - KR Gathering in Mt. Vernon, Il - MVN There is a time for building and it never seems to end. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- From: krnet-boun...@mylist.net [mailto:krnet-boun...@mylist.net] On Behalf Of ELVIS GOLDEN Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 6:43 AM To: kr...@mylist.net Subject: KR> Re: KRnet Digest, Vol 353, Issue 136 http://www.brownaircraft.com/searchresults.asp?cat=68 Brown aircraft has been manufacturing gap seals and baffling for 50 + years. Josh is also one of the nicest guys to work with. ________________________________ >My EAA tech counselor used Red High Temp RTV impregnated onto layers of >fiberglass to make the seals for the air dam in his engine cowling. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I used 2 inch fiberglass tape and hi-temp RTV to make my baffle seals and they have performed flawless lee for 400+ hours now. I was able to build them for 1/4 the cost of purchasing them. Four layers of the tape, each impregnated with RTV using a squeegee, is the right thickness. I think I used 24 feet of the material for the 0-200. I made them in 4 foot sections. Lay the first tape on a stick free surface, squeegee in the RTV, add a second layer of tape and repeat. When the last layer is applied, turn the entire piece over and do the bottom side. Don't worry about pretty edges. You will cut them straight after the RTV is curred. I clipped one end to a high shelf and let them hang vertically to cure. I learned the technique at one of the early Gatherings. Make sure you attend this fall to pick up a lot of tips and shortcuts. Larry Flesner ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html End of KRnet Digest, Vol 353, Issue 136 *************************************** _______________________________________ 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
