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Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Rain and Excess air entering ES cabin from door hinges
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Thanks John. I would love to see of those pics of your door frame.=20

I need to learn how to do this type of work.  For my first project I am goin=
g to start by reinforcing my nose wheel fairing from the inside, then re-do t=
he leg fairings and move on from there.


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On Nov 6, 2013, at 16:04, John Barrett <2thman1@gmail.com> wrote:

> George,
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> No I'm NOT talking about modifying the door or seal.  Rather it's the door=
 frame around the perimeter.  Get inside and close the door.  Using flashlig=
ht examine the gap all the way around. Use a black marker pen or other devic=
e to mark and write on the door frame where it is too far away and how much.=
  Then open the door and I used tongue depressors hot glued on the outside o=
f the door seat to create a dam and a form for micro buildup.  I sanded thes=
e tongue depressors to what I thought was the correct height.  Then I mixed a=
 fairly thick batch of micro and applied it to the sanded and cleaned door f=
rame.  After set, I started sanding and shaping and trial fitting by gently c=
losing the door and finding where the seal would touch the layup.  Eventuall=
y I had the shape I wanted and then I laid up one BiD of carbon fiber over t=
he top held down with peel ply.  Job complete after lightly sanding the peel=
 ply surface roughness.
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> John Barrett
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>> On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:30 AM, George Wehrung <gw5@me.com> wrote:
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>> I take it that when you modified the shape of the door you are talking th=
e outside or the inside where the seal attaches?
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>> I will take pics, going to hangar to drop off some stuff
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>>> On Nov 6, 2013, at 7:25 AM, John Barrett <2thman1@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Take a look at the space around the door frame when closed and no door s=
eal pressure.  Anywhere it is more than a quarter inch is too much and may n=
ot seal.  I recently modified the shape of the door frame to get the space d=
own to about a sixteenth of an inch almost all the way around.  That should f=
ix your problem.
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>>> John
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>>> Sent from my iPad
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>>>> On Nov 5, 2013, at 8:58 AM, George Wehrung <gw5@me.com> wrote:
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>>>> All,
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>>>> I have noticed that with the door seal inflated that there is still sub=
stantial down draft air flow on the back of my neck, (now that it is cold ai=
r season) and the back seat area freezing out my dog.  I thought the door se=
al would prevent that?  Also taxiing in through the rain with the door seal i=
nflated rain is leaking in.  That sucks. =20
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>>>> Any suggestions?
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>>>> George
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