DavidHarris
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Despite using Sikaflex, my RV7A slider canopy developed a crack after sitting out on the tarmac for a cold night this fall.
I stop drilled, which has stopped the hole growing. Then I repaired with Weldon #3 in the crack as other builders have reported on this forum. The repair held for about a month. I repeated with the same results.
Any suggestions how to reinforce such a repair?
I'm pondering bonding a thin half-inch-wide strip of something transparent and moderately flexible to the underside of the crack, but am unsure what materials to use.
Or maybe it just needs multiple applications of Weldon or some prep of the top surface of the crack?
Thank you,
David Harris
I stop drilled, which has stopped the hole growing. Then I repaired with Weldon #3 in the crack as other builders have reported on this forum. The repair held for about a month. I repeated with the same results.
Any suggestions how to reinforce such a repair?
I'm pondering bonding a thin half-inch-wide strip of something transparent and moderately flexible to the underside of the crack, but am unsure what materials to use.
Or maybe it just needs multiple applications of Weldon or some prep of the top surface of the crack?
Thank you,
David Harris
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