Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement

[Tony Stillman]

Bill:

Separation is common using contact cements, especially when it is subjected
to temperature extremes over time.  Always best to use Pro-Bond or epoxy if
you plan on doing this!

Tony Stillman
Radio South, Inc.
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, Fl 32505
www.radiosouthrc.com
800-962-7802
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Glaze" <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement


> Tony:
> I read somewhere on one of these lists about a modeler who had pulled a
set of
> wings out of storage; they were for a giant scale airplane.  Where they
had
> been stored escapes me, but I believe it was in this person's attic.
Anyhow,
> after several years (!) he found that the skins had separated from the
cores,
> leaving a brownish dust as residue.  He had used Southern Sorghum.  Have
you
> heard of anything paralleling this experience?
>
> Bill Glaze
>
> Tony Stillman wrote:
>
> > I used to make the "Deluxe" kits for Southern R/C Products, and we used
> > Sorgum contact cement for them.  I sprayed the adhesive on the wing
skins
> > and cores and then covered the wings.  We could do about 100 sets of
wings
> > in a day!
> >
> > This was the common way of doing things in the 1970's.  Later, we went
to
> > epoxy, as the wing was more rigid.  The adhesive would tend to release
in
> > places in the 100 degree heat over time!
> >
> > Tony Stillman
> > Radio South, Inc.
> > 3702 N. Pace Blvd.
> > Pensacola, Fl 32505
> > www.radiosouthrc.com
> > 800-962-7802
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Larry Ott" <lott at brown-strauss.com>
> > To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 4:08 PM
> > Subject: RE: Sheeting the Wings>>>Contact cement
> >
> > > 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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