Hi Larry, thanks for the info! Yes, I agree if done correctly there won't be any danger of de-lamination. My main reason for considering it is exactly the point you are making, protecting the wood from oil and moisture. It was actually the ingress of moisture over along period, while in storage, that killed my first KR2.
Thanks for the "deck cloth" link, it should result in a much smoother finish with less sanding and filling! Fly safe, Rudi On 8/2/2010 2:45 PM, Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote: > At 02:09 AM 8/2/2010, you wrote: > >> Do most builders glass the outside of the fuselage (wood bits) these >> days? >> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > You will get as many different opinions on this as there are KR > builders. Personally, I'd recommend covering the wood, and the > entire KR for that matter, with "deck cloth" as a finish > cover. > http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/product_detail.php/pid=449~subid=8487/index.html > > It is light weight and will reduce the amount of fill required for a > smooth finish. At a minimum I would suggest covering the bottom > forward section of the fuselage to protect the wood from > contamination like oil, etc., from the engine compartment. Without > the glass, any crack in the finish will allow moisture and other > contaminates to penetrate the wood. If properly applied you should > not have to worry about de-lamination. I don't have a single spot of > de-lamination on my entire airframe and it's been flying for 7 years > and 370+ hours. > > Larry Flesner > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3045 - Release Date: 08/02/10 > 08:35:00 > >
