X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:44:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m16.mx.aol.com ([64.12.138.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with ESMTP id 1602886 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:14:26 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.138.206; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m16.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r7.6.) id q.c78.634c5ff (41811) for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:13:56 -0500 (EST) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:13:54 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Wing join seal X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1164518034" X-Mailer: 9.0 Security Edition for Windows sub 5330 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1164518034 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en =20 In a message dated 11/25/2006 10:07:57 P.M. Central Standard Time, =20 domcrain@tpg.com.au writes: What is the silicone sealant you used in the wing join.=20 I am using elbow grease to get the adhesive off the wing surface in order t= o=20 replace the =E2=80=98hi-speed=E2=80=9D tape. And thought I might use the st= uff you showed=20 me instead of the tape. Dom, =20 Silicone bathtub caulk (white). =20 'Twas a bit of a sticky wicket to apply. I laid down a strip of vinyl =20 electrician's tape just outside each edge of the gap. Applied the caulk an= d=20 followed immediately behind with my finger to smooth it and then quickly re= moved=20 the tape that was covered with the excess. I did the top and bottom=20 separately because there was very little working time since the caulk sets=20= up so=20 quickly and any attempt to try to re-smooth it only results in a lumpy mess= . =20 If two people are doing this, one can apply the caulk and the other can =20 follow with the tooling. A finger is the handy tool I favor (concave finis= h) but=20 almost anything would work - perhaps a practice session would help using an= y=20 convenient crack that might be about. =20 If you must remove a wing, you can run a razor down the middle to allow the= =20 separation. A razor can also be used to remove the residue from each wing=20 half, hopefully without removing the paint too. =20 Scott =20 =20 -------------------------------1164518034 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en
In a message dated 11/25/2006 10:07:57 P.M. Central Standard Time,=20 domcrain@tpg.com.au writes:
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What is the silicone sealant you used in the win= g=20 join.

I am using elbow grease to get the adhesive off=20= the=20 wing surface in order to replace the =E2=80=98hi-speed=E2=80=9D tape. And=20= thought I might use=20 the stuff you showed me instead of the=20 tape.

Dom,
 
Silicone bathtub caulk (white).
 
'Twas a bit of a sticky wicket to apply.  I laid down a strip of v= inyl=20 electrician's tape just outside each edge of the gap.  Applied the caul= k=20 and followed immediately behind with my finger to smooth it and then quickly= =20 removed the tape that was covered with the excess.  I did the top and=20 bottom separately because there was very little working time since= the=20 caulk sets up so quickly and any attempt to try to re-smooth it only results= in=20 a lumpy mess.
 
If two people are doing this, one can apply the caulk and the other can= =20 follow with the tooling.  A finger is the handy tool I favor (conc= ave=20 finish) but almost anything would work - perhaps a practice session wou= ld=20 help using any convenient crack that might be about.
 
If you must remove a wing, you can run a razor down the middle to=20 allow the separation.  A razor can also be used to remove the residue f= rom=20 each wing half, hopefully without removing the paint too.
 
Scott
 
 
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