> The guys at Phoenix Composits and others including myself have taken
2
> layers of very light bid about 3/4" wide and have covered the entire
> perimeter interface between the door and plexiglass. The PC guys
have
> noted that after the aircraft has been painted and over time a small
crack
> in the paint along this interface occurs almost without fail. With
all the
> planes they have done they say that this is the hot setup.
>
> Steve
I was planning, since gelcoat down to sort of black has been removed,
to add a few drops of black epoxy tint to the Redux. Brush on a thin
skim coat in the rebate, and then fully bond with tinted Redux few
hours later. The resulting black border solves the paint
border/filler cracking problem, and a similar technique looks really
good on Grumman AA-x series aircraft, where they attach the windshield
to a metal bow. You paint the bow black; paint the plexiglass inside
border black; then affix with black RTV. I can't get to it for a
while, with some corporate tax clients due 9/15. But if anyone wants
to try it first, I won't mind the feedback! :-)
Reg,
Fred F.
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