Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:48:05 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1b9) with ESMTP id 2475641 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:19:18 -0400 Received: from pavilion (12-206-130-59.client.attbi.com[12.206.130.59](untrusted sender)) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2003071513191701200ah8koe>; Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:19:17 +0000 From: "Dan & Kari Olsen" X-Original-To: Subject: Canopy seal help needed X-Original-Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:19:08 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <007101c34ad3$afa33710$7f01a8c0@pavilion> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0072_01C34AA1.6508C710" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.3416 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C34AA1.6508C710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit LML Gang, In getting my bird ready for first flight, I went to put the canopy seal material on that I purchased from Lancair a couple years ago. I glued it on with an automotive trim adhesive (don't remember the name - got it from a custom van conversion shop). The next morning I came out and the seal peeled off the canopy just like the backing off a sticker!! I had cleaned the surface twice with acetone. I wonder if it is a silicone base? Any suggestions for making Lancair's seal stick to the bird? Also, Lancair's seal material is too thick for my canopy-to-longeron (LNC2) seal as the channel I recessed into the canopy is not very deep. I need a thinner seal material (crush down to 1/8" without too much force). Any suggestions for places to buy a variety of seal materials? Any help is greatly appreciated!! Dan Olsen 320 MKII, 99% ------=_NextPart_000_0072_01C34AA1.6508C710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

LML Gang,

In getting my bird ready for first flight, I went to = put the canopy seal material on that I purchased from Lancair a couple years = ago. I glued it on with an automotive trim adhesive (don’t remember the = name – got it from a custom van conversion shop). The next morning I came = out and the seal peeled off the canopy just like the backing off a = sticker!! I had cleaned the surface twice with acetone. I wonder if it is a silicone base? Any suggestions for making Lancair’s seal = stick to the bird?

Also, Lancair’s seal material is too thick for = my canopy-to-longeron (LNC2) seal as the channel I recessed into the canopy = is not very deep. I need a thinner seal material (crush down to = 1/8” without too much force). Any suggestions for places to buy a = variety of seal materials?

Any help is greatly appreciated!!

Dan Olsen

320 MKII, 99%

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