REFLECTOR: Wing Delamination question

Richard Riley richard at riley.net
Sun Mar 5 14:01:08 CST 2006


Wax the paint first.  Then after injecting, put down a piece of waxed 
paper and a heavy, flat weight to push the blister back to 
level.  After cure, remove the paper and weight, and carefully scrape 
the excess epoxy off the paint with a razor blade.


At 11:24 AM 3/5/2006, Alex Balic wrote:
>Hi Larry-
>Drill a couple of 1/16 vent holes at the upper edge of the bubble, 
>then a couple of fill holes at the bottom edge- fill with normal 
>laminating resin using a syringe w/flat needle (like used for ink 
>jet cartridge re-filling)- tape over the holes to prevent leakage 
>after you are done.  You can warm the resin with heat gun/lamp to 
>improve flow. If void is a blister, then you will need to sand after 
>cure to re-contour.
>
>Alex
>
>
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>  This might be a second post... I apologize if so. I received some 
> sort of "Bounce" Notification on my first send....Thanks.
>
>Wise collective,
>
>It's been a while since I have seen this topic, so i wanted to be 
>sure of the "Fix"  process;
>I am building a XL/RG and I have fast build wings, I just found what 
>I consider somewhat of a large de-lamination in the upper wing 
>surface....a single bubble about 3 inches wide and 4 to 5 inches in 
>length, but almost  round.
>
>If I remember correctly... drill a couple of 1/8th inch holes in the 
>bubble and inject epoxy, add weight and allow to cure. Am I 
>forgetting or missing anything? Should there be any micro mixed in 
>the epoxy or should it be clear?
>
>Thanks in advance for you're help and input.
>
>Larry Lambert
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