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DrHook

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Knights Landing CA

Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 5:37 am Post subject: Nose Fairing, & other parts for the Firestar

I am trying to fix the damaged nose fairing on my Firestar. Its pretty buggered up and was wondering how much a new one would cost me.

I have checked the New Kolb Aircrafts Website, and even E-mailed for a pricelist, to no avail.

Anybody know how or where to look for stuff? 

There are some other specific Firestar parts I will be replacing during the re-build.

Thanks Chris

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planecrazzzy
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Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Nose Fairing, & other parts for the Firestar

Hi Chris,

             I've seen your nose cone....it's NOT that bad....



 Look at it this way....With a de-flated Volley ball and some cardboard,



(or Foam)  You could make one from Scratch......So the one you have 



should be Really easy to fix....it's not hard to repair fiberglass....the hard 



part is the sanding (smooth finish )...but proper tools makes it faster...



  Quit lookin for those eggs , and get back to work...



 Gotta Fly...

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DrHook

Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Knights Landing CA

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 2:22 am Post subject: Re: Nose Fairing, & other parts for the Firestar

Ya, But I got the Golden Egg!!! This little girl was about to grab it, so I pushed her down, and grabbed it myself  

OK, OK your right Mike, But you only seen the good side of it. 

On the inside,

I was able to take a couple of strips of 4oz. fibrglass cloth and 30 min epoxy on 2 of the real bad rips in it and it seems like it is going to work.

I cleaned the suface with acetone, then sanded and the epoxy has really bonded.

There are going to be some pretty bad gaps, on the outside though.

What would you suggest? Can I use some kind of bondo?

I am going to re-inforce the area's where it attach'es to the fuse cage using the fiberglass-epoxy strip and I guess I better do the same around the Top where I will need to attach the new short windsheild.

But still, Is there a parts list for the Firestar from Kolb? 



Thanks for the nudge, Mike and Bob.

I couldn't find spell check here, So please, grade me on the curve

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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Nose Fairing, & other parts for the Firestar

Hi Chris,



The poor little girl....next time she'll have a "club" in her basket...

 Why are you using Epoxy....instead of Fiberglass "Resin" w/hardener



 After you do all you can with the Fiberglass and the resin and you have 



things close...their are some fillers like Bondo to finish it up.....I think I 



would grind that epoxy out of there....and do all the repairs with fiberglass



...that would be the strongest...I think the epoxy would separate after



some flexing...



 Some repairs call for "chopping" up the fiberglass cloth....kind of laying



it down like that plywood stuff....

 Parts List...?  Call Kolb...

  Gotta Fly...

Mike in MN



 	  DrHook wrote: 	
		  Ya, But I got the Golden Egg!!! This little girl was about to grab it, so I pushed her down, and grabbed it myself  

OK, OK your right Mike, But you only seen the good side of it. 

On the inside,

I was able to take a couple of strips of 4oz. fibrglass cloth and 30 min epoxy on 2 of the real bad rips in it and it seems like it is going to work.

I cleaned the suface with acetone, then sanded and the epoxy has really bonded.

There are going to be some pretty bad gaps, on the outside though.

What would you suggest? Can I use some kind of bondo?

I am going to re-inforce the area's where it attach'es to the fuse cage using the fiberglass-epoxy strip and I guess I better do the same around the Top where I will need to attach the new short windsheild.

But still, Is there a parts list for the Firestar from Kolb? 



Thanks for the nudge, Mike and Bob.

I couldn't find spell check here, So please, grade me on the curve

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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Nose Fairing, & other parts for the Firestar

Hey Chris,

                Scratch what I said about epoxy....Somebody told me that



their "ARE" epoxies that are used.... I thought it was just some kind of



glue that you were trying..... Oh well...



               Gotta Fly...

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