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05-23-2012, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Landing gear fairing question
I bought the fairings that Van's sells. They were made on a male mold so they are slick on the inside and the outside has the rough fabric weave.
My question is what is the best way to slick them up on the outside?
It seems that the options that I can think of are to spread a coat of micro slurry on and sand smooth. I also have some very light glass deck cloth. I could put a layer of this cloth on it and then smooth it over with micro slurry.
Any other ideas are welcome.
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05-23-2012, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Ditto
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Originally Posted by Brantel
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Ditto what Brian said. Awesome fit out of the box for my aircraft (-6)
Installed and painted.
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
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05-23-2012, 08:47 PM
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Assuming that I am not going to send them back, does anyone have any good suggestions?
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05-24-2012, 04:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Keep them then AND also order from RVBits, an outstanding product. Coating them with be Flox, super fill, hi fill, or combination thereof will be a lot of work.
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05-24-2012, 06:13 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: 08A
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Originally Posted by Charles in SC
Assuming that I am not going to send them back, does anyone have any good suggestions?
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http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...ad.php?t=22931
Posts 14, 15, 17, and 18.
Please accept my compliments....you're attempting to acquire actual airplane building skills among those who apparently only wish to exercise their credit cards.
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05-24-2012, 07:28 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Newark, IL
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Leg fairings
FWIW, I might consider sanding the exterior surface until it is smooth. Goes quickly with the right equipment. The sanding screen for sanding drywall seams works well for me. Rip the screen into 2 x 4 inch strips, fold over a small block of wood, and start recriprocating. Light weight is good. Good luck!
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05-24-2012, 05:51 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Dan's post 15 holds the magic.
Do not be tempted to add a thick coat versus the three thin coats of raw epoxy. If you do it will likely sag and you will need to go back a step and start over.
Add primer only when you are satisfied with the finish - primer does not fill the surface defects.
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05-24-2012, 06:25 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Newport, TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DanH
Please accept my compliments....you're attempting to acquire actual airplane building skills among those who apparently only wish to exercise their credit cards.
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Charles,
Yep, those of us that did not want to spend a fortune in time and money making those peices of poo work and look like something could never have any real aircraft building skills. You better listen to the experts....
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05-24-2012, 06:54 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
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Ditto....again
Ditto....again, what Brian said. My project got to the point where I just wanted to finish it and not spend endless hours fitting parts that should have fit better in the first place. RVBits fairings are available at:
RVBits full set fairings .... $185 at Cleaveland Tool
http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...number=RV67IF4
Van's are $149
Personally, $36 well spent in time and effort.
Not wishing to start a war here DanH as your fiberglass skills are legendary. However, mine are not and after 14+ years of building, I was just itching to fly. He is not building his own fairings as you have done but attempting to fit Van's fairings. Good Luck with that, as many have said.
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
SARL #19 .... Van's Calendar March 2015
Although exempt several ways, =VAF= Dues paid to support this awesome site/family
Last edited by GLPalinkas : 05-24-2012 at 06:57 PM.
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