Canopy to skin contact
Pierre, Steve, others,
When closing the canopy, the side skins do touch down and then spread out to form the tight fit. The fuselage skins are already scuffed. Something is needed. I was thinking of using something on both contact surfaces. Maybe a protective ?stick on? material over the fuselage skin. In the past I have purchased a wide, thin, clear adhesive backed tape like material for bike frames. I race bikes and the cables and other things tend to wear through the paint on the bike frame if you don?t put a clear guard layer on. The product is called Frame Guard. Vinyl is too soft and yellows. The felt is a good idea but it is thick and you have a visible line. My wife suggests attaching a thinner fabric strip and then loading it with wax. It only has to extend in about ? inch from the edge. The fabric is a combination gasket and vehicle for holding the wax. This is what I will try at some point. Last night I removed the canopy by pulling the hinge pin and put it in the attic. I don?t see any reason to risk damage while work continues on the interior and firewall. I obtained a large plastic sofa bag at the local furniture store to put over the canopy while sitting in storage.
Thanks very much for the exchange of ideas.
Sincerely,
Brian Vickers, RV4 project
Bainbridge Island, WA