Hey guys,
When I bought my RV8, I noticed a "pimple" on the front baggage compartment right side skin. The total width was about 5/16". Upon inspection with a magnifying glass, I realized it was actually a smile shaped puncture. Looks like at some point, something sharp in the baggage compartment went into the side.
I tapped it back flat with a dolly and hammer like a dope, and this caused the skin in the area to oil can.
So my plan to repair is to drill out the spot to about 5/8" to remove the crack and the area I stretched by tapping it flat.
I do not want to dimple and buck new rivets on the paint to install the traditional "static port" type patch. I spoke with a Boing Aeronautical Engineer who is a friend of mine, and he advised me to bond the patch using 3M Scotch Weld 08966. The final bonding strength will exceed that of rivets.
So the plan is to water jet 2 discs out of .032 2024, one 3" in diameter, and one 5/8". Glue the small disc to the center of the 3" disc, then glue that on the inside of the area, with the 5/8" disc filling in the hole and the 3" disc backing it up. I would clamp the arrangement in place while drying and throw a bullet hole sticker over the whole arrangement once done.
Thoughts or suggestions?
When I bought my RV8, I noticed a "pimple" on the front baggage compartment right side skin. The total width was about 5/16". Upon inspection with a magnifying glass, I realized it was actually a smile shaped puncture. Looks like at some point, something sharp in the baggage compartment went into the side.
I tapped it back flat with a dolly and hammer like a dope, and this caused the skin in the area to oil can.
So my plan to repair is to drill out the spot to about 5/8" to remove the crack and the area I stretched by tapping it flat.
I do not want to dimple and buck new rivets on the paint to install the traditional "static port" type patch. I spoke with a Boing Aeronautical Engineer who is a friend of mine, and he advised me to bond the patch using 3M Scotch Weld 08966. The final bonding strength will exceed that of rivets.
So the plan is to water jet 2 discs out of .032 2024, one 3" in diameter, and one 5/8". Glue the small disc to the center of the 3" disc, then glue that on the inside of the area, with the 5/8" disc filling in the hole and the 3" disc backing it up. I would clamp the arrangement in place while drying and throw a bullet hole sticker over the whole arrangement once done.
Thoughts or suggestions?