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dgardea(at)gmail.com
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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 Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:06 am Post subject: Canopy weather stripping |
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When placing .016 or other flashing against the canopy acrylic, what have you all used to seal that gap against the elements? For example, have you used silicone or other sealant from a tube or have you found any weatherstripping that fits in there nicely with the edge of the aluminum flashing? On the rear bubble of my CH 650 canopy, for example, I have cut some side flashing that will follow the curve of the acrylic from the rear deck to the longerons .. see the attached picture. I'd like to take the best steps toward keeping moisture out the baggage deck and reduce wind noise from any gap there. Please let me know what solutions you folks have found that works best for you! Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave Gardea
601XL - CH 650 canopy in progress - Corvair
Indianapolis, IN
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bryanmmartin
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| Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:35 am Post subject: Canopy weather stripping |
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I used some 3M automotive double sided foam tape on the front
flashing. It worked really well. This is the gray tape used to attach
rubber moldings to cars. I have also used it to attach a set of small
fog lights to the plastic trim on the front bumper of my old Ford
truck. They stayed put for four years and 68,000 miles and were still
holding on when I sold the truck. Strangely enough, the tape is also
fairly easy to remove if you need to. I put a strip across the top and
bottom of the flashing.
On the side flashing, I used some sort of rubber strip intended for
installing storm door windows. It was ribbed in the area that was
intended to go between the glass and the frame and had a cap set at an
angle to seal the corner. I had to trim off part of the cap that was
overhanging the aluminum flashing. This turned out pretty well also.
On Aug 12, 2009, at 10:06 AM, dgardea(at)gmail.com wrote:
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When placing .016 or other flashing against the canopy acrylic, what
have you all used to seal that gap against the elements? For
example, have you used silicone or other sealant from a tube or have
you found any weatherstripping that fits in there nicely with the
edge of the aluminum flashing? On the rear bubble of my CH 650
canopy, for example, I have cut some side flashing that will follow
the curve of the acrylic from the rear deck to the longerons .. see
the attached picture. I'd like to take the best steps toward keeping
moisture out the baggage deck and reduce wind noise from any gap
there. Please let me know what solutions you folks have found that
works best for you! Thanks in advance for your help.
Dave Gardea
601XL - CH 650 canopy in progress - Corvair
Indianapolis, IN
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dgardea(at)gmail.com
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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Location: Indianapolis, IN
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| Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:47 am Post subject: Re: Canopy weather stripping |
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Bryan, thanks for the idea on the double-sided foam tape. I think I have located some on McMaster.com that will fit nicely. Thanks for your help!
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