[NSRCA-discussion] El Nino canopy

[Ken Thompson]

Mark,
I had heard that either you or Bob had the molds.  I am going to try your fix first, before I go through the replacement process.  Leave it to me to take a beautiful plane, that you kept that way for years, and mess it up in the first week.  I believe my wife made a comment, to you, on how long my planes stay prestine, but it has never happened before my first trip to the field, until now.

One more thing, what did you use, as the clear coat, the first time?

Thanks to everybody who replied, I'm learning, now if I could just learn to walk.

And Pete, thanks buddy!  :-)

Ken




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Atwood, Mark 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:02 AM
  Subject: RE: [NSRCA-discussion] El Nino canopy


  Hey Ken,

   

  No need to consider making molds, they already exist.  Bob Pannell has them. If you truly wanted a "new" one.I'm sure I could get Geoff to "pull" you a new clear canopy, but I think we'd need to talk to Bob Pannell about laying up the center fiberglass piece that holds it, if you need a new one of those.  

   

  As for fixing.you'll notice that the canopy in that plane is both tinted and clear coated.  That's because the original "pull" was horrible and had a lot of streaks and scratches in it.   It won't be perfect, but if you can us a clear canopy glue to seal it, you can actually SAND (wet sand with 600 or higher) the ridge smooth, and if you respray clear.voila.it's smooth and clear again.  The clear coat "fills" all the scratches from sanding.  

   

  Again.it's not perfect, but you'd be surprised how well it works.

   

   


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Ken Thompson
  Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 7:51 PM
  To: NSRCA-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
  Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] El Nino canopy

   

  I just came home with my new El Nino Saturday.  Today I had the canopy off and was nosing around the inside checking out the setup.

   

  I leaned over the bench and heard a crack, I had just leaned on the canopy and put a 4 inch crack in it, lengthways on the top.  

   

  The question I have is, is there a good way to repair it, without using thin CA, because of the fogging that CA will cause?

   

  Or does anybody have a canopy that they would be willing to part with?

   

  TIA,

   

  Ken



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