flywrights(at)yahoo.com
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 Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: Weld on thoughts and ?s |
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I thought about this before gluing my windows in (wow it feels nice to know I'm just past that). I bought a tube of black epoxy tint from West Marine for tinting the windshield fairing and sub-filler.
For my windows I contemplated mixing a batch of tinted epoxy and applying it to the glue flange around the perimiter of the window plexi, then when it cures, scuff it and the weld-on should adhere fine to it. This way the good black color would show through instead of being a very dull gray after using tint in the white Weld-On. Not to mention that every second longer with the Weld-On while you mix and tint it is one second you don't have to work with it on the plane.
Main downside I see to this approach is that when you squeeze the bead of Weld-On around the flange it will still be white and need to be colored; I had no answer to that.
My final decision was driven by a couple of things. One, the beads around the windows aren't really beautiful fillets, so it's not plug and play, which means that there is still extra work that needs to go into making them look "finished." On the inside, I'll use a regular silicone sealer to even up the perimeter unless Abby's interior and piping will cover the inside fillet. Can anybody vouch for this?
Two, since it will need more work anyway, I've decided to use that same double-electrical tape technique as the windshield to add a layer of 2-4 oz glass around each window to cover the joint, make a better transition to the window, and then paint over it. I think this approach is close or the same as other builders.
Rob Wright
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