Iluke
Well Known Member
I have a question for those of you who have used Sikaflex on a slider canopy.
How exactly did you bond the lower horizontal edge of the canopy to the square fore-aft side tubes of the canopy frame?
Did you use a single-side triangular fillet on the inside with nothing attaching the plexi to the canopy skirt? Or, did you sandwich the plexi between the outside and inside canopy skirts per the plans and just substitute sika for the specified AN507 screws? Or did you do something else?
I'm about to do mine and I'm clear on how to bond along the front and side bows and the top, but I'm not sure of what's best along the sides.
I'd appreciate any insight from anyone who's already done this. We're also going to be at Oshkosh and would be happy to see anyone's sika bonded canopy & talk about it if you're going to be there.
thanks
Ivan
How exactly did you bond the lower horizontal edge of the canopy to the square fore-aft side tubes of the canopy frame?
Did you use a single-side triangular fillet on the inside with nothing attaching the plexi to the canopy skirt? Or, did you sandwich the plexi between the outside and inside canopy skirts per the plans and just substitute sika for the specified AN507 screws? Or did you do something else?
I'm about to do mine and I'm clear on how to bond along the front and side bows and the top, but I'm not sure of what's best along the sides.
I'd appreciate any insight from anyone who's already done this. We're also going to be at Oshkosh and would be happy to see anyone's sika bonded canopy & talk about it if you're going to be there.
thanks
Ivan