Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement

Larry Ott lott at brown-strauss.com
Mon Sep 9 13:08:23 AKDT 2002


To all,

While contact cement may not be the best way to sheet wings
today, it used to be an acceptable method. Back in the 70's
and 80's all my foam pattern wings were sheeted with contact
cement, 3M 77 if memory serves. I still have one plane, a
Tippo, that is over 20 years old and it is has not re-kitted
itself because the sheeting flew off <g>. Yet! <vbg>

Perhaps I'm just lucky.

Larry Ott - NSRCA 3381 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Thomas C. Weedon
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 2:40 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: RE: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement
> 
> 
> I tried contact cement many years ago. It's just fine for a 
> .40 trainer that
> won't be around long, so stay far away while your friend 
> learns what it is
> like to re-kit a nice airplane. Too bad, so sad.
> 
> Tom W.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Brian Young
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 3:27 PM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement
> 
> 
> A buddy of mine just sheeted the wings on his Carden
> 30% 330 w/ contact cement. I cringed when he said
> that. Anyone try this recently, just wonder if I want
> to be around when he flys it.



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