After 10-12 years my fuselage started to pucker and delaminate like plywood does after weathering.So I stripped the paint and went back with deck cloth over the wood,sides and bottom.Now after 23 years it is fine.Obviously everyone does it differently but for my situation the cloth is worth doing.Tommy W.
On Sat, Sep 14, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Jeff Scott <jscott.planes at gmx.com> wrote: > The question is whether it is necessary or common to glass the sides of > the fuselage. The answer is no, it is not necessary, but yes, it is fairly > common. Larry did his. Dan didn't glass his. The plans don't call for > it, not that any of us pay much attention to the plans. > > Just my opinion, but I'm with Dan on this one. My KR has nearly 1000 hrs > flight time and over 16 years behind it now and isn't showing any ill > effects from being finished with primer and paint. > > -Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Robert Boyd > > Sent: 09/13/13 01:16 PM > > To: krnet at list.krnet.org > > Subject: KR> to glass or not to glass > > > > Is it necessary or common to cover the fuselage with a layer of glass? Or > > just a coat of epoxy? I seem to be getting told a few different things > buy > > some guys in the area so I thought that I would put it out to all the > > experts in the KR2 family. > > Bob in Frazeysburg Ohio > > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options >
