Mike, What we use at Velocity is bathroom caulk. White or clear. Put it on and wipe it with a damp sponge until it’s only in the cracks. It’s cut with a razor blade when it’s time to remove.
Victor Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2018, at 11:00 AM, krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org wrote: > > Send KRnet mailing list submissions to > krnet@list.krnet.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > krnet-requ...@list.krnet.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > krnet-ow...@list.krnet.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of KRnet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Kr waterproofing (Jeff York) > 2. Waterproofing (James McGauhey) > 3. Re: KR waterproofing. (Daniel Branstrom) > 4. Re: Waterproofing (Mark Langford) > 5. 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes (Mark Langford) > 6. Re: 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes (Mark Langford) > 7. Re: 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes (Flesner) > 8. Tires and waterproofing (Mike Sylvester) > 9. Re: Tires and waterproofing (Flesner) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 13:31:30 -0400 > From: Jeff York <jeffyor...@gmail.com> > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: Re: KR> Kr waterproofing > Message-ID: > <CAKfBJt6R78R=fAhbC7QrqR4_58-ZJn=nuvbissgeg6szwuw...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > I had an upholstery shop make a custom cover that covers the canopy area > and has straps to buckle it around the fuse. It has a soft lining. Its > worth the money to protect your time effort and expense. > > Jeff York > > On Sat, Jul 14, 2018, 11:09 PM Mike Sylvester via KRnet < > krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote: > >> Hey guys, What are you using to keep water out of your KR when you have to >> park it outside ? I'm thinking some kind of tape that will not pull off the >> paint or leave glue residue. Electrical tape ? >> >> >> Mike Sylvester >> kr2s builder >> Birmingham,AL. >> >> Cell no.205-966-3854 >> _______________________________________________ >> Search the KRnet Archives at >> https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. >> Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. >> see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change >> options. >> To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org >> > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 11:14:03 -0700 > From: "James McGauhey" <jmcgau...@usa.net> > To: <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: KR> Waterproofing > Message-ID: <000001d41c67$9d1c8c10$d755a430$@usa.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Consider gaffer's tape. It's a high quality tape made to stick well, but > remove without a trace. Looks like duct tape, but much higher quality with > different stickum. Designed for video productions to cover wires on walls > and carpet. It ain't cheap, like $30 to $50/roll, but comes in a variety of > widths. I can't recommend a source as there are several. I bought several > rolls years ago as I do a lot of video and still have most of them left. > Jim McGauhey jmcgauhey at usa dot net Have a KRSuper2S project, but > haven't done anything with it as I finished a Zenith CH-650 last year. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 12:59:20 -0700 > From: Daniel Branstrom <4dan.branst...@gmail.com> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> KR waterproofing. > Message-ID: <548da170-b79a-d5bb-26b0-90abb5d43...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I have worked in construction and painting planes and houses. My advice > is never to use electrical tape or duct tape, because both leave a > colored residue if they get heated up by the sun. The blue painter's > masking tape works well, but you can get by with good quality 3M regular > masking tape. Do not leave it on for weeks, because it eventually dries > out, but I painted the exterior of a house here in the desert, and had > to leave it on windows that I masked until the next day. The temperature > was over 110F in the shade in the afternoon. I didn't remove it until > the next morning, and there was no sticky residue left on the windows > that were in direct sunlight all afternoon. I was all prepared to have > to use Goof Off, then clean the windows, so I was pleasantly surprised. > Cheaper brands or no-brand tape never have performed as well for me. 3M > is more expensive, but not having to clean it up makes it worth it. > > I have helped painting several airplanes, and for painting, the blue > tape doesn't hold as well, because it needs to be pressed (burnished?) > on to the surface much more than the regular masking tape to prevent > paint from a gun working its way under, but if you're trying to keep out > the rain, it should be good enough. Besides, the blue tape costs more. > > Make sure that your roll of masking tape is fairly fresh. A roll that's > been sitting in your hot garage over the summer may not perform as well. > > Dan Branstrom > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:35:16 -0500 > From: Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> > To: James McGauhey via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: Re: KR> Waterproofing > Message-ID: <c3e6cd39-4242-008f-d87b-4bb1a9ca6...@n56ml.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > James McGauhey wrote: > >> Consider gaffer's tape. It's a high quality tape made to stick well, but >> remove without a trace. Looks like duct tape, but much higher > quality with >> different stickum. > > You must have bought a different kind of gaffer's tape than I did. I > bought some from McMaster Carr ("Berry Polyken"), and it's unbelievably > sticky, and very hard to tear in half. It has certainly peeled paint > for me too. So "your mileage may vary" when it comes to different brands. > > One thing to know about removing ANY kind of tape is that there's a > method for removing it while stressing the paint minimally, and that's > to NOT lift it, but peel it back 180 degrees while pulling it off. Peel > the end back with your fingernails to get enough for a finger tab, and > then pull it back over itself, down close to the surface that it's stuck > to. This minimizes the vertical "pull" on the tape, therefore > minimizing accidental paint separation. It makes a pretty big difference. > > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:45:43 -0500 > From: Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: KR> 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes > Message-ID: <0bbfb9f6-93b4-5a9a-6b75-b09abccf4...@n56ml.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" > > I'm getting ready to fly to OSH, and am trying to ensure minimal hassle > during the trip. My tires are worn down to the point of grooves only > on the sides, so I'm installing some new ones, along with new tubes. > These are the smaller diameter tires that have always been popular on > KRs due to their lower profile, and therefore drag. > > I have this box full of new tubes of all different kinds, and my most > recent ones were Larin Heavy Duty tubes. But one of them has had a very > slow leak that would go from 50 psi to 25 every month or two, even with > Slime in the tube (and yes, I swapped out the Schrader valve a year > ago). So I got another thick Larin tube out and mounted after stuffing > it inside the tube with a wheel half underneath, noticed that the tube > was very reluctant to tank a round shape after being pressurized a small > amount, or even more. > > So I tried something else....a "DELI Brand Butyl Inner Tube" (that's > what the package calls it) in the 4.1/3.5-5 size, thinking maybe this > one would be bit smaller and would dodge the wheel half "pinch" > possibility that haunts some folks. It's a good time to mention that it > really helps to have lots of talcum powder in the tube, on the > wheel/tire interface, and on the inner tube to help avoid the pinch, and > to allow the tube to fit properly inside the tire. And it turns out > that was a much better fit...smaller diameter that didn't crowd the > wheel, making wheel-half pinch leaks a thing of the past. See enclosed > photo for the visible difference in these two inner tubes. > > I washed the KR today, loaded the flight plan to OSH on both GPS's, and > I'm ready to go! > > -- > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: inner_tube_comparison.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 96557 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://list.krnet.org/mailman/private/krnet_list.krnet.org/attachments/20180715/2d5e433a/attachment-0001.jpg> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 15:52:24 -0500 > From: Mark Langford <m...@n56ml.com> > To: Mark Langford via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: Re: KR> 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes > Message-ID: <2558dc9e-6197-31fa-4be0-12e5e4697...@n56ml.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > I meant to say "see enclosed photo" in that last email. The difference > between inner tubes is dramatic. > > Mark Langford > m...@n56ml.com > http://www.n56ml.com > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 17:36:54 -0500 > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> 11x4.00-5 tires and tubes > Message-ID: <54e07e39-d0ba-3db4-b9c4-5b6f0c023...@frontier.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > ? My tires are worn down to the point of grooves only on the sides, so > I'm installing some new ones, along with new tubes. > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > > Speaking of tubes, I've been using Matco's 6" pneumatic tailwheel ( > https://www.dropbox.com/s/050biibs5ta80x4/IMG_8763.JPG?dl=0 ) for > several years now and love it over the old 4" solid wheel.? I was having > problems initially with flat tires but I think I've solved the problem.? > Matco seemed to think my problem was low air pressure, allowing the tire > to spin on the wheel and scuff the tube.? They would not sell me a tube > independent of a tire / tube combination as they thought the tire was > destroyed when flat.? I found that not to be the case and found a > supplier for tubes, > http://www.ocelco.com/store/pc/7-quot-x-1-3-4-quot-Tube-p1432.htm? , > that is the exact tube matco sells.? I now carry a spare tube in the > airplane but I think I've solved the problem of flats.? When repairing > the last flat many months ( 1 year?) and many landings ago I installed > the tire on the rim and coated the rim bead and tire bead with a > generous amount of tire patch glue from a tire patch kit.? This seems to > hold the tire from slipping on the rim when the tail comes down on > landing and I've not had a flat since.? Your results may vary....... > > Larry Flesner > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 23:25:14 +0000 > From: Mike Sylvester <shagste...@hotmail.com> > To: KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> > Subject: KR> Tires and waterproofing > Message-ID: > > <bn3pr03mb2274c51a6084eb1d888317f3c4...@bn3pr03mb2274.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Thanks for all the help on the kinds of tape guys. I am planning for Oshkosh > and since I copied Mark's N56ML by making all top pieces removable, there are > a lot of places for water to find it's way in. I just got back from Home > Depot with 2 fresh rolls of white electrical tape. > > Tires, I had a flat on the taxiway of my home airport late one evening. I had > to call a friend to bring a dolly because when the tire goes down, the Kr is > stuck right there. My plan for Oshkosh is to carry a tire/rim assembly and > the tools to change it with. Flying solo the weight should be a non issue. > > Mike Sylvester > kr2s builder > Birmingham,AL. > > Cell no.205-966-3854 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 18:41:50 -0500 > From: Flesner <fles...@frontier.com> > To: krnet@list.krnet.org > Subject: Re: KR> Tires and waterproofing > Message-ID: <997113ba-0fe7-cd5c-39f9-2a6b21c04...@frontier.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > >> On 7/15/2018 6:25 PM, Mike Sylvester via KRnet wrote: >> Tires, I had a flat on the taxiway of my home airport late one evening. I >> had to call a friend to bring a dolly because when the tire goes down, the >> Kr is stuck right there. My plan for Oshkosh is to carry a tire/rim assembly >> and the tools to change it with. Flying solo the weight should be a non >> issue. >> >> Mike Sylvester > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > I guess I've been lucky.? Not a single flat (other than the tail wheel) > in 14 years and 670 flying hours and another 500 hours on the Tripacer.? > I took off from Oshkosh last year with a flat tailwheel and made two > landings on the way home.? It really wasn't a big deal and didn't ruin > the tire or the wheel. > > Don't forget the cotter pin. > > Larry Flesner > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > See KRnet list details at http://www.krnet.org/instructions.html > KRnet mailing list > KRnet@list.krnet.org > http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org > > > ------------------------------ > > End of KRnet Digest, Vol 6, Issue 161 > ************************************* _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
