>how do you get rid if the fine strands of peel ply that end up embedded
>in the resin after peeling it off (or do you just ignore it)<
Like you, Keith, I just can't live with irritants like this! The answer is
as follows: Permagrit do a set of 6 tungsten carbide needle files.
Immediately after you have removed the peel ply, slide the fine, circular
needle file along the blue strands and they come out easily. You'll find
this much easier and more effective if you remove the peel ply at the_first_
available opportunity (ie. without pulling tacky resin) rather than leaving
the lay-up for 24/36 hours until it is completely dry. Lloyd Owens.
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Tallent <ktallent@ns1.avnet.co.uk>
Date: 30 May 1999 11:11
Subject: Hints and Tips
>Can anyone help me out on the following:
>
>a) how do you keep your paint brushes from sheding their bristles on the
>layups (my inspector tells me to just leave them in but they look
unsightly)
>and on my last flap layup one brush decided to disintegrate dumping a whole
>pile of bristles on the layup. (PS the paintbrushes are the Europa supplied
>cheapies !!)
>
>b) how do you get rid if the fine strands of peel ply that end up embedded
>in the resin after peeling it off (or do you just ignore it)
>
>Nearly gave up last night when my flap layup went horribly wrong (peelply
>came off, uni cloth got contaminated whilst trying to relay it at 30
>degrees) I lost it shouting "It's ruined... all that money wasted...I'll
>never build this plane..." then my wife stepped in all calm saying "don't
be
>stupid, lets start again..."
>I cut some more cloth, relaid the peel ply and in the end the layups went
>quite well apart from a) and b) above.
>
>So let that be a lesson to all of you.... went the red mist descends and
you
>go into panic mode...call in the cavalry ....THE WIFE!
>
>regards
>
>Keith
>G-SAMY
>Kit No 221 (The one with the furry flaps!)
>
>
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