Mark Dan & others
Glassing with 3 mil plastic.
I have been to the Two largest building supplies in Australia. and they do
not know what 3 mil thick builders Plastic is. They all say It CAN NOT BE 3
mil (mm) thick.
I can find 100 microns Clear, or 200 microns (.008 inch) in black, orange,
and some
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- Original Message -
From: "Phillip Matheson"
To: "KRnet"
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: KR> Canopy questions. Plastic lay ups
> Mark Dan & others
> Glassing with 3 mil plastic.
> I have been to the Two largest buildin
Subject: Re: KR> Canopy questions. Plastic lay ups
Mark Dan & others
Glassing with 3 mil plastic.
I have been to the Two largest building supplies in Australia. and they do
not know what 3 mil thick builders Plastic is. They all say It CAN NOT BE 3
mil (mm) thick.
I can find 100 microns Cl
At 07:12 PM 1/18/05, you wrote:
>I have been to the Two largest building supplies in Australia. and they do
>not know what 3 mil thick builders Plastic is. They all say It CAN NOT BE 3
>mil (mm) thick.
Ahh! The dreaded English/Metric wars strike again. ;-)
Over here (USA) plastic is commonly sold
Bloody Colonials! Of course you guys down under know how to build great
looking women and brew good beer. Cheers.
Doug Rupert
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Thanks guys, that clears up a simple misunderstanding from a previous email.
Now I understand what you Yanks are talking about, it will be easy to get.
Amazing, most of us speak English and we still do not know what the other is
saying.
Phil Matheson
mathe...@dodo.com.au
VH-PKR ( Phil's KR)
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I'm an American in England and it is also a language
thing. The English (and their Australian cousins) use
the term "MIL" as slang for MILLIMETER. So, when he
asked for plastic 3 mil thick, they were thinking
three MILLIMETERS.
Try folding that up into a roll three inches thick and
two feet long..
Netters,
I¹m ready to glass in my canopy to the canopy frame. The plan book says
to peel back the protective cover from the edge approximately 1.5 inches.
Then place a band of ³masking² tape or ³electrical² tape 1 inch from the
edge. Which tape do you recommend? Then is says to run two 2 in
Jim,
Masking tape will leave a nasty residue if it is on there any length of
time. Electrical tape won't. I masked mine off with electrical tape.
-Jeff
On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:32:58 -0800 Jim Morehead writes:
> Netters,
> I¹m ready to glass in my canopy to the canopy frame. The plan
> bo
RE: How do you keep the tape from having a shaggy edge with out sanding into
the plastic canopy?
The other caller was absolutely correct. Do not use masking tape. Electrical
or vinyl painting tape is what you need to use. The way to get around the
problem you ask about is to do it in two steps.
Jim wrote:
> RE: How do you keep the tape from having a shaggy edge with out sanding
into
> the plastic canopy?
Dan wrote:
> I like to do the last process again, with no filler, to get as fine a
> fairing to the canopy as possible.
Jim,
I'm in about the same stage you are. I'll tell you, I've se
Dan,
Good to hear from you again. I have a couple of questions on your
replys.
1. First give yourself only as much canopy edge as you need to secure it and
then put on your fiberglass tapes as neatly as possible, using the plastic
backing method. Then after that cures, take off the vinyl tape
Hello Jim
It's been a while since I've had to work with my canopy, but I remember that
after peeling back the protective covering and placing tape on the canopy, I
very lightly sanded the canopy plastic that was to be bonded to the
fiberglass. This was to ensure that the resin would stick fo
>I¹m ready to glass in my canopy to the canopy frame.
Which tape do you recommend? Then is says to run two 2 inch BID
>tapes around the canopy inside and out. How do you keep the tape from
>having a shaggy edge with out sanding into the plastic canopy?
>Jim Morehead
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The method I described in my earlier post will not give you a
"feathered" edge to the glass like Dan Heath describes using his
method but it will be a straight edge that looks just fine and
would appear to be a lot less challenging to apply. The small
edge ( .030 ? ) my method leaves doesn't a
Several people mentioned the "selvage" edge of the fiberglass tapes. Notice
that the "straight" edge has extra thread in it, and therefore sticks up
higher than the rest of the tape, leaving a noticeable ridge. I always try
to put that edge on the side that's either doesn't matter if it sticks u
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