ORIGINAL: klhoard
Ed,
What is the difference in the types of balloons? I just ordered them from West Marine, didn't know there was a difference. Hopefully the primer will cover the brown . . [img][/img]
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I do know that these were darn hard to blow up!!. .
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ORIGINAL: NM2K
ORIGINAL: doxilia
Keith,
good stuff! I've never seen MB that color. Any different than the white ones?
What happens to the wing center - not painted?
David.
Those are phenolic microballoons. The white ones are made of glass. You don't want to breathe the dust of either type, but especially the glass ones.
Ed Cregger
Yeah, they are hard to blow up. I keep inhaling them...
The white ones are stronger and hold a set of threads better if you need to drill and tap the material, although I've used both the phenolic and the glass to hold nylon wing bolts and both types held up just fine.
Allegedly, the phenolic balloons are a tad lighter than the glass balloons, although I suspect that varies from one manufacturer to another. Both are great products.
Oh, to me, the phenolic balloons are easier to sand, although both work just fine for contouring, etc.
Ed Cregger