Please advise for my RV-12 - how much 'peel ply' do I need? Any other ideas on which epoxy, fiberglass, etc to use would be appreciated. Thanks again.
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- Thread starter E. D. Eliot
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Phantom30
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Maybe a yard of peel ply....West Systems epoxy (because of ease to measure part a & b)...get 2 quarts and 2 yards of fiberglass from Aircraft Spruce (you will have plenty left over). Get some epoxy beads....West Systems #407 I believe to make up filler to (make sure you make it thick enough or it will ooze all over).
You really can't screw up....if you don't like it....sand and redue. Make sure you protect canopy plexi from scratching. I used three layers of white electrical tape to give sufficient edge @ plexi
Have fun...initial (1st fiberglass layer)...let it get well set up (not dry), or you will weep epoxi into avionics bay.
Here is a good tutorial with the basics for fiberglass
http://www.rvpilot.com/Fiberglass/fiberglass.html
erich
http://www.rvpilot.com/Fiberglass/fiberglass.html
erich
You are awesome - thanks
Exactly what I need - thanks to all who replied
Exactly what I need - thanks to all who replied
When I used peel ply on past projects it was only to provide a surface I could bond to with another fiberglass layer.
