Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
09-19-2011, 09:21 PM
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Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
Im doing a repair and would to know if anyone has tried this?.... i would like the expanding properties of gorilla glue and the strength of fiberglass(milled) would mixing them work out?
09-19-2011, 09:41 PM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
the first thing that come to mind is cleaing up all the expanded glue filled with glass. That alone would sour me on the idea.
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09-19-2011, 10:05 PM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
landing gear plate on my mx2 .... i had a throttle servo mount come loose, and the engine was revving just above idle and very difficult to fly around so i had to make the decision to force her down and it was coming in hot and it broke the gear plate.. so the LG with wheelpants did a number on the rear stringers and elev stab... what mess[:'(]
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
09-20-2011, 03:39 AM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
Newton Supply Company makes an Epo-Grip product called Model Matrix with milled fiberglass already in the product. It is a paste epoxy with a 7-10 minute cure time. www.epogrip.com or call Erik at Newton Supply he will be glad to assist 1-800-888-2467.
09-20-2011, 04:40 AM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
Acetone will clean up the glue before it hardens. I use Epogrip a lot. They have a hobby pack with three different epoxies in it.
09-20-2011, 06:37 AM
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ORIGINAL: speedracerntrixie
I've done it, works great. Increases expansion and hardness.
I've done it, works great. Increases expansion and hardness.
*edit i didnt mix a batch up last night ... my bottle is ruined....most of it cured inside the bottle, i gotta buy one today
09-20-2011, 09:37 AM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
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landing gear plate on my mx2 .... i had a throttle servo mount come loose, and the engine was revving just above idle and very difficult to fly around so i had to make the decision to force her down and it was coming in hot and it broke the gear plate.. so the LG with wheelpants did a number on the rear stringers and elev stab... what mess[:'(]
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
landing gear plate on my mx2 .... i had a throttle servo mount come loose, and the engine was revving just above idle and very difficult to fly around so i had to make the decision to force her down and it was coming in hot and it broke the gear plate.. so the LG with wheelpants did a number on the rear stringers and elev stab... what mess[:'(]
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
Here is a trick when you have a throttle problem. Been there a couple of times. Fly the plane until the tank is empty then land dead stick. Last time I had to do it the throttle on a G-62 powered plane broke off right after take off. That plane flew so long at full throttle I had to sit down and fly. A smaller tank was in order but I got rid of the plane this year.
09-23-2011, 07:07 PM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
ORIGINAL: Gray Beard
I have used GG to repair cracks in fiberglass fuses but not with any glass or micro balloons mixed in. Sounds like something to try. I cleaned it up with a exacto knife then a small disc on my moto tool.
Here is a trick when you have a throttle problem. Been there a couple of times. Fly the plane until the tank is empty then land dead stick. Last time I had to do it the throttle on a G-62 powered plane broke off right after take off. That plane flew so long at full throttle I had to sit down and fly. A smaller tank was in order but I got rid of the plane this year.
ORIGINAL: MetallicaJunkie
landing gear plate on my mx2 .... i had a throttle servo mount come loose, and the engine was revving just above idle and very difficult to fly around so i had to make the decision to force her down and it was coming in hot and it broke the gear plate.. so the LG with wheelpants did a number on the rear stringers and elev stab... what mess[:'(]
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
landing gear plate on my mx2 .... i had a throttle servo mount come loose, and the engine was revving just above idle and very difficult to fly around so i had to make the decision to force her down and it was coming in hot and it broke the gear plate.. so the LG with wheelpants did a number on the rear stringers and elev stab... what mess[:'(]
i ought to mix up a small batch and see how it comes out.....
Here is a trick when you have a throttle problem. Been there a couple of times. Fly the plane until the tank is empty then land dead stick. Last time I had to do it the throttle on a G-62 powered plane broke off right after take off. That plane flew so long at full throttle I had to sit down and fly. A smaller tank was in order but I got rid of the plane this year.
what size tank 20 oz?
09-23-2011, 07:57 PM
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RE: Gorilla Glue and Milled Fiberglass
My throttle servo went out once. I flew it around for a while to get the level down then rolled it inverted on the downwind end of the runway. That killed the engine then glided it down to land. Hard to do the flying around if you are on the edge of a stall. Have to force it into a hot landing. Bummer!
