X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:24:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp0v2.neonova.net ([137.118.16.31] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.7) with ESMTP id 6545916 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:22:35 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=137.118.16.31; envelope-from=pinetownd@volcano.net Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp0v2.neonova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0065FC005ED for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:22:00 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at av-mx.com Received: from smtp0v2.neonova.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp0v2.neonova.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id mT1yjPoYmaFe for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:21:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from DennisPC (unknown [65.170.222.166]) (Authenticated sender: pinetownd@volcano.net) by smtp0v2.neonova.net (Postfix) with ESMTPA for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 11:21:57 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Message-ID: From: "Dennis Johnson" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [LML] 360 outer wing/stub wing gap X-Original-Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 08:22:00 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_3CAF_01CECBDB.1E825F60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6002.18197 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6002.18463 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_3CAF_01CECBDB.1E825F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Angier, I've probably flown through as much rain as anybody and I have good luck = with Scotch #33 electrical tape from Home Depot/Lowes. I put on two = layers; the top layer protects the bottom layer from the sun. The sun = causes the tape to crack like in your photos. I replace the two layers = of tape every three to six months, depending on how much time my Legacy = has spent in the sun on the ramp at fly-ins. It's cheap and easy to = install and easy to replace. I recently looked at Steve's 3M polyurethane wing tape; it looks better = than my two layers of electrical tape. I often fly formation with a = friend and maybe I maneuver more aggressively, but I get enough movement = between the two wing skins at the taped joint to split the tape as it = ages and loses its stretch. I'm afraid that the 3M poly tape would also = eventually split and then be too difficult to replace.=20 Best, Dennis Legacy 650 hours=20 ------=_NextPart_000_3CAF_01CECBDB.1E825F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Angier,

I've probably flown through as much rain as anybody and I have good = luck=20 with Scotch #33 electrical tape from Home Depot/Lowes. I put = on two=20 layers; the top layer protects the bottom layer from the sun. The = sun=20 causes the tape to crack like in your photos. I replace the two = layers of=20 tape every three to six months, depending on how much time my Legacy has = spent=20 in the sun on the ramp at fly-ins. It's cheap and easy to install = and easy=20 to replace.

I recently looked at Steve's 3M polyurethane wing tape; = it looks=20 better than my two layers of electrical tape. I often fly = formation with a=20 friend and maybe I maneuver more aggressively, but I get enough movement = between=20 the two wing skins at the taped joint to split the tape as it ages and = loses its=20 stretch. I'm afraid that the 3M poly tape would also eventually = split and=20 then be too difficult to replace.

Best,

Dennis

Legacy 650 hours

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