REFLECTOR:Jeffco and strakes

[Fred Marconi]

  Scott's suggestiuon of using structural epoxy first, the same procedure
used to coat the sump tank, is a very good idea.  It saves you on Jeffco
because it will seal the porosities better.  Make sure that when you coat
the tanks you do it at a time when the temperatures are cool.  The foam
tends to breathe, and when you coat the strake with Jeffco if the
temperature warms up after placement the air inside the foam cells will
expand and leave a pin whole in the coating.  I coated my strakes in the
late evening knowing that the tempreatures would get colder as the material
set up.  It would be a good idea that after you coat the strake with the
structural adheasive you lightly scuff it before applying the Jeffco.  The
suggestion made to seal the upper strake with a mix of jeffco and cav-o-seal
and mill fiber is great.   It surely worked for me.

  Let me sugggest that before you seal the tanks you go over it several
times with a clean reag and alcohol.  Make sure that it is spotless before
you seal it.  My fuel filter bearly picked up any sedimets.  When ever I did
anything and the fuel cap was open I stuck a vacuum hole in the tank and
made sure I suctioned around the bottom.

  Fred
  N244FM

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Scott Baker" <sbakr@comcast.net>
  To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
  Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 7:00 AM
  Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Jeffco and strakes


  > Natalie has 1-gallon kits with the slow hardener.  I tend to use a lot
...
  > 3-gallons would be my recommendation.  The folks in the service center
use
  > the structural epoxy as Coat #1, followed by 2-coats of Jeffco ... which
  > means you can probably get away with 2-gallons.
  > Scott B.
  >
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "CBarber" <CBarber@texasattorney.net>
  > To: <reflector@tvbf.org>
  > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 2:15 AM
  > Subject: RE: REFLECTOR:Jeffco and strakes
  >
  >
  > > Now that I looked further at the AS&S site, I remembered there is the
fast
  > > and medium harder (both available in one gallon "kits", so, I am
thinking
  > > two, one gallon kits).  Suggestions as to the fast or med hardener.
The
  > info
  > > says the Medium is 30 minutes if I am reading it correctly....that
sounds
  > > pretty fast to me? Once again, Thanks.
  > >
  > > All the best,
  > >
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  > > -----Original Message-----
  > > From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
  > > Behalf Of richard@riley.net
  > > Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 9:39 PM
  > > To: reflector@tvbf.org
  > > Subject: Re: REFLECTOR:Jeffco and strakes
  > >
  > >
  > > At 09:34 PM 4/9/04 -0500, you wrote:
  > > >If I have a good weekend and get my canard mounted I should be
starting
  > my
  > > >strakes in the near future.  I am building a standard wing SE and was
  > > >wondering about how much Jeffco I should need to coat the fuel area?
  > > >
  > > >AS&S has it in 8lb and 40lb amounts (I will see if I can get it from
  > Velo).
  > > >I assume I won't need the 40lb, but how many 8lb would y'all suggest
  > > >(Hopefully only one <g>) TIA.
  > >
  > > I'd actually suggest 2.  One will probably do it, but it's WAY easier
to
  > > pay to ship the second one back than to stop in the middle of the job
and
  > > wait for another delivery.
  > >
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