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occom

Joined: 26 Aug 2006
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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

I'm in the process of recovering my Kitfox and learning how to cover at 

the same time. I'm having a little trouble with the edges of the tapes 

fraying. I'm using generic noname tapes from Aircart Spruce and I'm 

wondering if I simply need to handle them much less or if brand name 

tapes like those from Poly-Fiber will be a little more resistant to 

handling? Anybody have experience with both?



Dave G.

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:18 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

Dave, I think you answered your own question. I am currently finishing up the covering of my bird and I had no problems with the Polyfiber tapes. 

  Dan B  Mesa, AZ

  KF-IV 912S , Building



"Dave G." <occom(at)ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

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I'm in the process of recovering my Kitfox and learning how to cover at 

the same time. I'm having a little trouble with the edges of the tapes 

fraying. I'm using generic noname tapes from Aircart Spruce and I'm 

wondering if I simply need to handle them much less or if brand name 

tapes like those from Poly-Fiber will be a little more resistant to 

handling? Anybody have experience with both?



Dave G.

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occom

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

Well, in fact I didn't. I'm not using polyfiber and there is a good 

chance the problem lies with my technique. Unless a person has used both 

and found a difference it's difficult to tell. Perhaps I should have 

asked the same question using the brand name Ceconite. I'm getting 

better at it, but if different tapes give better results I'd like to know.



Dan Billingsley wrote:



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		   Dave, I think you answered your own question. I am currently finishing 

 up the covering of my bird and I had no problems with the Polyfiber 

 tapes.

 Dan B  Mesa, AZ

 KF-IV 912S , Building



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Vic Baker

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:54 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

Dave,  

 The "Bias" tapes are a little fragile at the edges,   otherwise the Polyfiber "non-Bias" tapes worked well.  Just follow the  Polyfiber manual,  good idea to view the video also.

 Vic

  

  

 Vic Baker

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Lynn Matteson

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

Try handling them less, using the tapes that you have on hand. You  

should be able to lay down the WET bed of polybrush, lay the tape  

into it, "wipe the brush dry and use it as a tool to press the tape  

into the stripe of Poly-Brush"....quoting the manual.  The pinked  

edges of the tapes are susceptible to fraying if you handle them too  

much. By practicing on something scrap, you will either learn to lay  

down the tapes without fraying the edges, or you will learn that the  

"no-name" tapes are not up to Poly-Fiber's standards.



Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/460+ hrs

On Feb 2, 2008, at 9:58 AM, Dave G. wrote:



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 I'm in the process of recovering my Kitfox and learning how to  

 cover at the same time. I'm having a little trouble with the edges  

 of the tapes fraying. I'm using generic noname tapes from Aircart  

 Spruce and I'm wondering if I simply need to handle them much less  

 or if brand name tapes like those from Poly-Fiber will be a little  

 more resistant to handling? Anybody have experience with both?



 Dave G.

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject: Re: cover question re: finishing tapes

contact me offline.      I will find some polyfiber tape to send you to try.



David   KF 7  and III    just getting ready to fly.

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Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: cover question re: finishing tapes

I used the no name AC spruce dacron tapes and did not have any issues.  You may be handling them too much or working them too much with the brush, just get the tape on, you can lay in the edges real nice with an iron after the polybrush dries.

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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: cover question re: finishing tapes

try dabbing the edges rather than stroking them



john kerr

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 I used the no name AC spruce dacron tapes and did not have any issues.  You may 

 be handling them too much or working them too much with the brush, just get the 

 tape on, you can lay in the edges real nice with an iron after the polybrush 

 dries.

 

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