REFLECTOR: Epoxy question

[Ron N VelocityXLFG]

Do you have any pictures of the bid tape. And a part number . Sorry I 
can not picture what you are using.
I would love to not have to cut bid tapes

Ron
On 10/3/2012 9:54 PM, Reiff Lorenz wrote:
>
> I'm now using West exclusively. I use the fast hardener and mix it in 
> small batches. Layups gel within an hour. If I hit it with a heat gun 
> after it has gelled (and the exotherm danger has passed) it is fully 
> set and sandable within a few hours. It keeps me building instead of 
> waiting. I switch to the slow hardener for larger batches or projects 
> that I don't expect to work on again in the next for 24 hours.
>
> While we're talking about West products, their 4-inch 45-degree BID 
> tape saves a ton of time cutting tape strips! It's 50% heavier than 
> the 8.9 ounce BID that the kit calls for and its fibers are not woven 
> ( they're held in place with a non-structural thread, like triax), so 
> they are supposedly even stronger than woven BID. Anyone else using this?
>
> *Reiff Lorenz, Dayton, OH*
>
> Velocity XL-RG, 37% complete
>
> Currently working on: Fitting cowl to wings.
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> *From:*reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] 
> *On Behalf Of *Lou Stedman
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 03, 2012 6:04 PM
> *To:* Canard Aviators; Velocity Reflector
> *Subject:* REFLECTOR: Epoxy question
>
> I got a lot of different answers to my question about epoxy from 
> everyone. They were much appreciated. Today I called Velocity and 
> asked them. They told me that I used the wrong hardener, which you all 
> told me. They said that I could use the West as long as I used the 
> slower hardener. In my case it is the 206. He did say that the 209 
> would be better but if I mixed more micros, they would take away some 
> of the heat. He also suggested that instead of trying to fill the 
> entire void which was created, that I epoxy in close cell foam to fill 
> the original area. He told me to let it dry using the 206 and the next 
> day I can cut a slot just a bit larger the the horn and epoxy it into 
> place. The last thing he suggested was to put one layer of bid over 
> the repaired area, sand , and paint.
>
> So today I followed his instructions and had no problem. Tomorrow I 
> will cut my slot and epoxy in the control horn. So not others know the 
> "right" way to do this repair. Thanks again for all of your comments. 
> It helped a lot.
>
> Lou Stedman
> Velocity SEFG
> N7044Q
> Olean, NY
>
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