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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
I've got some slight cracking in my aluminum nosebowl and have stop
drilled them twice. I'm considering backing the cracks with fiberglass in hopes to keep the vibration down. How well does fiberglass adhere to aluminum? What system is better. I have easy access to the West system chemicals. Any hints? Alodine first? Thanks Dave |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
Fiberglass is prone to cracking unless it is reinforced.
A much stronger product is Belzona 1111 (Super Metal) with reinforcing cloth. I have used this on a Cessna cowling with excellent results. A friend in Kansas City used it on a Commanche he used to own. The Belzona repair was still holding up very well when he sold the Commanche. Belzona will adhere to aluminum. |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
If a fiberglass patch on an aluminum backplate stays on for one entire
trip around the pattern, I'd be flat out amazed... |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
wrote in message ... I've got some slight cracking in my aluminum nosebowl and have stop drilled them twice. I'm considering backing the cracks with fiberglass in hopes to keep the vibration down. How about welding it? Just a suggestion (since I haven't seen the part or the cracks). I didn't see that suggested and I can't help but wonder 'why not'. Just glass-bead blast that area and have it TIG'd up. I've seen some folks successfully 'Heli Arc' some very delicate material. A character by the name of Vince Wyatt used to weld little stick figures (about 2" tall) onto the top of his Copenhagen cans at Todd Shipyard in the early 70's. I'd keep an eye on how much bead (mass) is added to one side. Possibly add to the other side to balance. Does that sound feasible? |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
And here is the link to Belzona:
http://www.belzona.com/ Hope this helps Jean-Paul "Clay" wrote in message oups.com... Fiberglass is prone to cracking unless it is reinforced. A much stronger product is Belzona 1111 (Super Metal) with reinforcing cloth. I have used this on a Cessna cowling with excellent results. A friend in Kansas City used it on a Commanche he used to own. The Belzona repair was still holding up very well when he sold the Commanche. Belzona will adhere to aluminum. |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:59:37 GMT, Richard Lamb
wrote: If a fiberglass patch on an aluminum backplate stays on for one entire trip around the pattern, I'd be flat out amazed... Properly preped it'll stay on as well as the paint, better in some cases. Without a good degrease and prep I doubt it'd stay on past the run up. :-)) Many of our "plastic" planes have Aluminum to glass/resin bonds. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com |
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Fiberglass adhesion to aluminum?
Roger wrote: On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:59:37 GMT, Richard Lamb wrote: If a fiberglass patch on an aluminum backplate stays on for one entire trip around the pattern, I'd be flat out amazed... Properly preped it'll stay on as well as the paint, better in some cases. Without a good degrease and prep I doubt it'd stay on past the run up. :-)) Many of our "plastic" planes have Aluminum to glass/resin bonds. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com I know, Roger, but.... Someone who is actually building a plastic plane should step up to the microphone and tell how those metal plates are installed. I know of no structural design that has aluminum plates "glued" on to glass. My best guess is that they get "bonded in" by covering them with more layers of glass. - in effect, the metal is burried inside the glass. That's not he case here. Richard (the skeptical cave) Lamb |
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