czechsix
Well Known Member
I got my wing kit second hand and have a few questions:
1) Are tiedown rings supposed to be included or do we need to buy them separately? They came with my -8A wing kit years ago but I can't find any with my -14 wing kit.
2) The plans recommend using 3M F9460PC VHB double sided tape on the control surface trailing edges, but I can't find any in the parts that I got...is this something that must be purchased separately? Has anyone used it with good results? Vans used to recommend proseal on the riveted trailing edges...
3) Has anyone managed to build both tanks using only 1 qt of sealant? I think that's all I needed on my -8A, but the -14 tanks are larger.
4) I noticed Cleaveland Tool has two kinds of riveting tape, one that has adhesive all over (http://www.cleavelandtool.com/Back-Rivet-Tape/productinfo/RT811/#.Vpcz8_krKM8) and the other has adhesive only along the edges of the tape, with none in the middle (http://www.cleavelandtool.com/3M-Riveters-Tape/productinfo/RT685/#.Vpc0PPkrKM8). The latter is quite a bit more expensive and Cleaveland's website says it's for universal heads...I didn't think you needed tape for universal head rivets so I'm confused as to how exactly it's used. Any pireps on either of these products?
Thanks,
1) Are tiedown rings supposed to be included or do we need to buy them separately? They came with my -8A wing kit years ago but I can't find any with my -14 wing kit.
2) The plans recommend using 3M F9460PC VHB double sided tape on the control surface trailing edges, but I can't find any in the parts that I got...is this something that must be purchased separately? Has anyone used it with good results? Vans used to recommend proseal on the riveted trailing edges...
3) Has anyone managed to build both tanks using only 1 qt of sealant? I think that's all I needed on my -8A, but the -14 tanks are larger.
4) I noticed Cleaveland Tool has two kinds of riveting tape, one that has adhesive all over (http://www.cleavelandtool.com/Back-Rivet-Tape/productinfo/RT811/#.Vpcz8_krKM8) and the other has adhesive only along the edges of the tape, with none in the middle (http://www.cleavelandtool.com/3M-Riveters-Tape/productinfo/RT685/#.Vpc0PPkrKM8). The latter is quite a bit more expensive and Cleaveland's website says it's for universal heads...I didn't think you needed tape for universal head rivets so I'm confused as to how exactly it's used. Any pireps on either of these products?
Thanks,