What Happened to Balsarite?
03-12-2002, 02:10 PM
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What Happened to Balsarite?
I've tried buying Balsarite for some time now - months! The LHS doesn't have any and cannot get it - even Tower lists it as "Temporarily Unavailable". Anyone know the situation. I've found the SIG priduct not as good.
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03-12-2002, 05:23 PM
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What Happened to Balsarite?
There was a thread on the rec.models.rc.air newsgroup back in January where someone said that Tower and a LHS told them the product was discontinued due to hazardous chemicals in it. I don't remember if anyone ever confirmed the story or not, but there was a lot of discussion about substitute materials. You might want to search on groups.google.com.
03-14-2002, 02:54 AM
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YOUR BETTER OFF WITHOUT THE BALSARITE. I USED IT WITH 21ST CENTURY FABRIC, FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER AND STILL ENDED UP WITH A LOUSY JOB. WHEN I HAVE TIME, I PLAN TO RECOVER THE PLANE WITH ULTRACOAT..........NO MORE COVERITE PRODUCTS FOR ME . JUST MY 2 CENTS....................
03-14-2002, 08:09 AM
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What Happened to Balsarite?
This is just out house talk but someone said it was because of a labeling problem something about it causing bad health problems in California and their wasn't a warning on the lable. 
I ran out of it and bought a can of Stixit...seems to work as good as BalsaRite for MicaFilm...We'll find out when it's in the air..if great big pieces of white stuff comes floating down I'll know it didn't work
I ran out of it and bought a can of Stixit...seems to work as good as BalsaRite for MicaFilm...We'll find out when it's in the air..if great big pieces of white stuff comes floating down I'll know it didn't work
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Originally posted by JERRY RCIA
YOUR BETTER OFF WITHOUT THE BALSARITE. I USED IT WITH 21ST CENTURY FABRIC, FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER AND STILL ENDED UP WITH A LOUSY JOB. WHEN I HAVE TIME, I PLAN TO RECOVER THE PLANE WITH ULTRACOAT..........NO MORE COVERITE PRODUCTS FOR ME . JUST MY 2 CENTS....................
YOUR BETTER OFF WITHOUT THE BALSARITE. I USED IT WITH 21ST CENTURY FABRIC, FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS TO THE LETTER AND STILL ENDED UP WITH A LOUSY JOB. WHEN I HAVE TIME, I PLAN TO RECOVER THE PLANE WITH ULTRACOAT..........NO MORE COVERITE PRODUCTS FOR ME . JUST MY 2 CENTS....................
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:sunsmiley it is used to make fabric bond much better to the airframe, you apply it with a brush,let it dry over night , litely sand to smooth it of, then you put your fabric on with your iron,, it`s an excelent adhesive,,
