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Originally Posted by Rob H
For all of you RV12 builders, I'm working on the fiberglass extension that holds the wingtip strobe/light. It calls for epoxy and flox to build up the area where it seats against the outer flange rib.
Also, in a later step, I need to put proseal under the inner side to seal to the skin.
What specific products are recommended and where do I order from?
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I second using West Systems for the epoxy. You can get that from ACS, along with cotton filler, but you can also buy it from Amazon. For around the edges, all it really requires is an adhesive sealer. Van's recommend pro-seal because, and I quote, "we have a lot of it laying around here" - but any good, paintable sealant will work. I recommend DAP Dyanflex 230. It's about $4 from your local hardware store in a large tube, is paintable, and works very well; with the added advantage that you can remove it if ever needed to. An occupational hazard of mine is that I'm always thinking "how will I work on that?". The Dynaflex can be removed with Lift-Off pretty easily; Pro-Seal? not so much...
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Ron Gawer
- RV10, Build in progress.
- RV12, N975G, "The Commuter"...many great hours and happy landings so far.
- Several others that are now just great memories for me.
Last edited by rongawer : 05-29-2017 at 08:51 PM.
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