Ron,
Just be thankful that your Peel Ply had the red marker threads in it. Mine
and other I suspect others of the same vintage had none and was very hard
to detect indeed.
craig ellison
A205
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald J. Parigoris" <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Europa-List: Peel Ply on Root Rib
<rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
>
> Into reinforcement of the root rib/spar.
>
> Manual tells you to "REMOVE PEEL PLY"
>
> To this point I have only seen Peel Ply in Bright Green and there was some
White
> tapes. I also purchased some 1 and 2 inch white precut tapes.
>
> Well the Peel Ply on the Root Rib looks an awful lot like glass. It does
have a few
> red threads in it.
>
> I guess everyone out there except us knows that red threads in a perfect
lay-up means
> that there is peel ply in there.
>
> If someone is as foolish as builders of A-265, then they too will be
sanding on the
> peel ply.
>
> Finished scuffing the forward rib, and when got to the rear of the root
rib, there was
> the smallest of small wrinkles, went at it and sure enough it was in fact
peel ply.
>
> Feel foolish that spent 20 minutes sanding peel ply till discovery. I saw
these
> perfect 3 red thin threads and just kinda sortta put them in category of
thin guide
> lines, like on the fuse.
>
> Has everyone removed the peel ply in all 3 areas on each root rib?
>
> Feeling foolish in Kings Park
> Ron Parigoris
>
>
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