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Old 07-11-2003 | 02:59 AM
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Default Canopy: What type of Glue?

Thanks TCat1000! I used this stuff for the first time the other night. I tried to run a small bead around the entire inside of the canopy just by the edge and slapped it on the fuselage. Then I used rubber bands around the fuse and 2" x 2" x 2" chunks of foam to help spread the load. When I pulled off the rubber bands I noticed that some parts of the glue had dried too quickly before I could get the canopy on. I lifted the canopy in these areas away from the fuse, splurted a little glue in there and held them in place. After I was satisfied with the adhesion, I ran a bead around the entire edge. It turned out GREAT!

You mentioned running the bead around the canopy while it's held in place with tape. Do you just 'tack' it near the edges of the tape and then go back and run a bead all the way around??? I've got a MONSTER of a canopy to glue on pretty soon so the method I described wouldn't possibly work since the glue would 'skin' before I got all the way around the canopy. Your method might just be the ticket...simpler and neater also.

Thanks for the great tip! You're right...I don't see myself ever using the old canopy glues again. Good stuff...matter of fact, I even used it to secure a small piece of silicone tubing to a piece of plastic. I haven't tried it for CF pushrods yet, but I'm going to go in my shop right now and give it a whirl.

-Tom