Auburntsts
Well Known Member
Folks,
I've started working on my emp fairings and have noticed that some builders have bonded in aluminum backing strips on the internal side of the fiberglass fairing flanges in order to give the blind rivets something more to bite into than the raw fiberglass. Nothing from Van's calls for doing that (the plans, Chapter 5, etc). Am I asking for trouble later on if I stick to the plans and rivet the fairings on as is without the backing strips?
I've started working on my emp fairings and have noticed that some builders have bonded in aluminum backing strips on the internal side of the fiberglass fairing flanges in order to give the blind rivets something more to bite into than the raw fiberglass. Nothing from Van's calls for doing that (the plans, Chapter 5, etc). Am I asking for trouble later on if I stick to the plans and rivet the fairings on as is without the backing strips?