REFLECTOR: Fuel strakes

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I wish Jim would have shared that trick with me... Sounds awesome!





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From: Dennis Martin <dennis.doc at gmail.com>
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Sat, Sep 17, 2011 5:57 am
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Fuel strakes


Jim Agnew passed along a couple of good tips that worked great for me (No leaks). 

1. Build up some really wide tracks on top of all the baffles and bulkheads. Put duct tape on the top skin as you form-fit the tracks to the skin so you can release the skin and repeat the process 2-3 times. I think I built up the width of the tracks with two or three fittings of the top skin. Each fitting added maybe 1/4 inch to the width of the tracks. My final tracks were at least 3/4" wide. 
2. Buy 3 or 4 latex based caulk tubes and empty them. Use soap and warm water to clean them up. When you're ready to apply the top skin to the baffles, fill one of the tubes with your epoxy mixture and lay a nice thick bead on all the tracks. The caulking tubes make it really fast and easy to get a consistent, thick bead on the tracks. 
3. When you apply the top skin down on to the tracks, the beads will spread out and give you a great fit that won't leak. 

Good luck,

Dennis


On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 9:08 AM, Dan Schindler <danpilot91 at gmail.com> wrote:

Getting ready to install fuel strakes any tips and tricks would be much appreciated.

Dan Schindler

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