cdeerinck
Well Known Member
In attaching the skirts, I have used 100% Sika between the plexi and frame, so there are no holes through the canopy. I have holes in the lower skirts and frame where there is no plexi, and will use countersunk screws and Sika there.
All of the edges came down fairly nicely, except the top lip. As you can see in the picture, I have about a 1/8" gap in some spots. I wish the skirts had less of a curve to them along that edge, so you had to pull them into more of a curve, rather than the slightly too much. It would have made this so much easier.
For people who have gone this route, how did you deal with closing this gap
and clamping it while the sika dries?
I imagine that because the sika remains flexible after drying, that it would not be wise to glue it under pressure, because when the clamps are removed, the sika will flex.
Also, as a separate question, I have tapped 8-32 holes in the frame for the skirt screws, but I don't know if I can trust threads in that thin of a material. Do people generally tap the holes, or enlarge them and use rivnuts?
All of the edges came down fairly nicely, except the top lip. As you can see in the picture, I have about a 1/8" gap in some spots. I wish the skirts had less of a curve to them along that edge, so you had to pull them into more of a curve, rather than the slightly too much. It would have made this so much easier.
For people who have gone this route, how did you deal with closing this gap
and clamping it while the sika dries?
I imagine that because the sika remains flexible after drying, that it would not be wise to glue it under pressure, because when the clamps are removed, the sika will flex.
Also, as a separate question, I have tapped 8-32 holes in the frame for the skirt screws, but I don't know if I can trust threads in that thin of a material. Do people generally tap the holes, or enlarge them and use rivnuts?