dust Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 OK, so how do you guys protect these during construction. We just coverred ONE in colored tape and it took 4 dam (ok not dam rolls, small rolls, rolls, i have allot of windows and 2 bubles to protect, any ideas enjoy the build dust Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cncdoc Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 I use shrink wrap to protect my plexiglas studio windows. If you layer it, it can protect against most "poking, scraping" stuff. 2 layers is usually enough. It is easy to put on and easy to remove. I dont know if it's "Dust" proof, but is IS dustproof. If you have concerns about your sander poking through, you can put duct tape over the shrink wrap and it protects pretty well and comes off with the shrink wrap. But what do I know? I have been married twice. back to work... I wonder when my "sticky stuff" will get here?? Quote Back to building... #618 Cozy MK IV My Cozy web pages, courtesy: Rick Maddy... WN9G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Hicks Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 My windows and canopy from Airplane Plastics arrived with a thick plastic sheeting already adhered to it. Like Nat suggests, I left it on all windows, trimming away only what was needed to flox them in place. I have trimmed the windows in electrical tape where they meet the fiberglass. Again, all per plans. Have you tried the spraylat? If your windows didn't come with adhered sheets, or if you couldn't resist and peeled it off to take a peek, then I suggest you use the spraylat. It's good stuff. Probably alot cheaper than a hundred rolls of 3M tape. You'll hear rumors that spraylat is hard to remove after a few years. Pure baloney. Simply reapply the spraylat, wait, and remove the old with the new. Go ahead and laugh now, but my final suggestion is to use bubble wrap. I've wanted to do this myself, just haven't gotten around to it. Get the bubble wrap with the smaller bubbles. Cut to fit, then tape it to the canopy and windows with the 3M tape. Don't know how to get it to stay on the inside of the canopy except to cut it into smaller sheets and tape multiple slices in place. Most of the builder damage (cuts, scrapes, nicks) gets put onto the outsides of the windows and canopy. Plastic and spraylat protect you about 85% of the time. I bet the bubble wrap does even better. ...Wayne Hicks Quote Wayne Hicks Cozy IV Plans #678 http://www.ez.org/pages/waynehicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Slade Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 My approach was to leave the canopy unprotected most of the time, scratch it up to hell, then have Todd (from toddscanopies.com) come over and remove all the scratches. Worked for me Quote I can be reached on the "other" forum http://canardaviationforum.dmt.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dust Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 Great advice, think i'll take it and i bought the canopies and windows from todd enjoy the build dust Quote maker wood dust and shavings - foam and fiberglass dust and one day a cozy will pop out, enjoying the build i can be reached at http://www.canardcommunity.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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