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Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
11-09-2006, 04:36 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,318
Posted By goony

RE: Gloss finish on a wood plug

yes IM saying dont use paint

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
11-02-2006, 05:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,318
Posted By goony

RE: Gloss finish on a wood plug

lilhatchet where you go wrong is using the paint JUST use the resin or gel coat wetndry then wax it and all will be well
but the easiest way is to cover the plug with a normal covering give it a...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-13-2006, 02:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,994
Posted By goony

RE: Composite/wing repair??

need some pics 1st mate


goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-13-2006, 02:41 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,318
Posted By goony

RE: Gloss finish on a wood plug

any old polyester resin will do for this purpose mate but dont let it contact foam as it will melt it and you will need acetone to clean up any mess and your hands

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-08-2006, 08:37 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,318
Posted By goony

RE: Gloss finish on a wood plug

any polyester resin will do as it will give a nice hard surface and sets fast use a good quality brush and give it a few light coats letting it harden in between then start with 400 wetndry used wet...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-07-2006, 12:11 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,318
Posted By goony

RE: Gloss finish on a wood plug

coat the wood with polyester resin as its fast and cheap then a bit of rubbing with wetndry down to 1200grit
give it a good polish with G3 or similar wash it thoroughly twice with soapy water and...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-07-2006, 11:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,340
Posted By goony

RE: Closing openings in a fiber glass cowl - how to ?

if you can find it use sheet wax if not just use plasticene, wack a load on from the outside and scrape of the excess from inside then wack a load of filler on the inside give it 10 mins to harden...
Forum: RC Combat
10-07-2006, 11:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,154
Posted By goony

RE: Anyone tried this motor yet?

you need to remember that we use low nitro content in the uk due to the massive cost of it over here, so we tend to stick to 5% nitro which is still about 30-35 dollars a gallon 30% is about $120 -...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
06-02-2006, 10:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,437
Posted By goony

RE: Fuse. formers installed in the mold?

model planes are meant for flying and thats it so unless your doing combat build it as lite as you can

EG mine has survide 5 crashes(then its over engineered to heavy) thats ok for a trainer so...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
04-15-2006, 07:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,126
Posted By goony

RE: Quick ways to a wing plug?

OR borrow a wing that you want to copy and take a mold off of it

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
04-15-2006, 07:36 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,460
Posted By goony

RE: Black tooling coat?

wether using epoxy or polyester just remember that pigment doesnt get hard!!!
so you add say 10% pigment to it then you can only expect the surface to be 90% as hard as it could be!!!

...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
02-18-2006, 05:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 591
Posted By goony

RE: which is better for high temp.

the problem isnt with the glass OR carbon its the resin you choose!! youll need to use an epoxy high temp resin and it needs to be post cured at a higher temp than its going to reach in use otherwise...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
02-18-2006, 05:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,207
Posted By goony

RE: epoxy -VS- polyester resin

the way I see it if the model can be coated in monocot or similar then its strong enough allready??
why add more weight by adding glass and either resin or polyC or wotever??
so if you want to...
Forum: RC Combat
12-30-2005, 10:32 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,148
Posted By goony

RE: Our first day of 1/2A Combat

HI guys So what is 1/2A can u give me the specs and rules please??

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
11-27-2005, 09:56 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,370
Posted By goony

RE: Has anyone tried to separate mold with wax only ?

PESONALLY I dont use PVA BUT you must bare in mind I do this stuff for a living!!
SO I HARDLY ever do a 1OFF and even then I dont use pva in case in the future its needed again SO all my molds are...
Forum: Profile and Fun Flying Planes
11-20-2005, 01:34 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,767
Posted By goony

RE: Good first profile choice

YOU lucky lot over there in the US an OS50 in the uk is about $225[:@]

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
11-11-2005, 03:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,640
Posted By goony

RE: Fibreglassing problems

I would gues that you are putting the gel on too thin?

your probably using more gell when using the clear so u can see where it is?

for thinning you should REALLY use styreene not acetone!!...
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
10-21-2005, 04:26 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,640
Posted By goony

RE: Fibreglassing problems

it may be that your release agent is too good?

try buffing the mold hard with a clean cloth and then gel it ok

goony
Forum: Composites Fabrication And Repair
09-24-2005, 12:16 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 686
Posted By goony

RE: DIY replacement cowl How to? II

need a picture 1st to see if you can do it in 1 piece

goony
Forum: 3D Flying!
09-18-2005, 01:22 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,364
Posted By goony

RE: Harrier 46 engine choices

ive got a JEN56 2st in mine but if i had the money it would be replaced with a saito82

they fly ok on the 2st but just seem better on the 4st it makes you feel calmer and everything seems less...
Forum: RC Combat
09-11-2005, 07:49 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 3,185
Posted By goony

RE: Realistic Combat?

hi guys, combat in the uk is still very new infact you cant buy a proper combat model over here we still have to make spads, and yet the money is already starting to fly out of wallets to get any...
Forum: RC Combat
09-11-2005, 07:01 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 657
Posted By goony

foam?

IM trying to find the 60psi foam you guys use for wings but cant find it in the uk?
can you tell me what the foam is NORMALLY used for so I can try and locate it over here?

...
Forum: 3D Flying!
09-08-2005, 04:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 483
Posted By goony

RE: Harrier 46

my CoG is at 170mm and its too much for me as I cant get the bloody thing down it comes in trying to prophang so I need to move mine forward a bit

flatspins are good and KE spins and waterfalls...
Forum: 3D Flying!
09-05-2005, 12:38 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,266
Posted By goony

RE: HARRIER knife edge?

ok thanks very much

goony
Forum: 3D Flying!
09-03-2005, 01:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,266
Posted By goony

RE: HARRIER knife edge?

much better today keep the speed down for high alpha KE and as it speeds up release more rudder but its still a handfull though?

goony
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