REFLECTOR: hanger rash
Scott Derrick
scott at tnstaafl.net
Fri Jun 26 18:10:56 CDT 2009
I would recommend the "Moldless Composite Construction Manual" to any
Velocity owner, be he a builder or buyer!
Its a must for those basic ways of working glass...
Noel, you can get it at Amazon.com. It has specific instructions for
what your doing.
Scott
Andy Millin wrote:
>
> Hey Noel,
>
> Burt Rutan published the repair schedule in his Moldess Composite
> Contruction manual. I don’t have it with me.
>
> I believe it calls for steps of 1” larger for each layer.
>
> I would call the factory and get their opinion.
>
> Andy
>
> *From:* reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org]
> *On Behalf Of *gattenby at tulsaconnect.com
> *Sent:* 06-26-2009 2:09
> *To:* Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: hanger rash
>
> Ok it's in the garage so it's not "hanger rash", and it's deep enough
> that it prob doesn't qualify anyway...
>
> My wing fell as I was building / placing it on a shelf. The outboard
> side of the vertical stabilizer hit another shelf, just hard enough
> for the coner to poke a hole in the glass.
>
> The hole is about 1 1/2 by 2 inches, it's just aft of the leading
> edge. (I hope the pic comes through)
>
> I have never tried to repair anything like this...
>
> I assume (that's the part that worries me) that I need to sand the
> filler off.
>
> remove any other damaged glass.
>
> fill with pourfoam, and glass over the spot.
>
> Originally it was made of 2 layer of uni offset in direction by a few
> degrees. (leading edge / trailing edge)
>
> So I was planing on going back with 2 layers of uni, offset the same way
>
> Overlapping on to the good glass.
>
> I was thinking of the 1st layer going about 2 inches on to the good glass,
>
> then the 2nd layer going about 1/2 inch farther than that.
>
> That makes the patch about 7 inches across.
>
> Is that way overboard, OK, or not enough???
>
> Noel
>
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