I'm finishing up two winter build projects - both calling for my first-time attempts at installing
clear plastic canopies. Having messed one up royally, I obviously need some advice.
1. One method: traced outline of canopy (which does not have flange materal)
then made a 'groove' in the balsa , filled the groove with CA gel. and set the canopy in the groove.
turned out a mess, and left gaps, which I'm sure are going to let in oily exhaust and
smudge up the interior. Attempts to run a bead of clear adhesive (like caulking) around the perimeter
only made it worse.
2. Have a .40 Funtana with a cool tinted canopy - with a good wide flange. & would like to
mount it so that it will seal out oily exhaust - but not look like it was just gooped on with
glue. One tip is to use small wood screws an inch or so apart, but fear that this method
will not seal interior against exhaust and slipstream gunk. Is there an ultra flexible tape
to run around the perimeter to seal it? Anybody tried a tiny bead of silicone?
Will welcome any tips / suggestion / techniques / products
Thanks
ecp