installing mylar

Ray Lovinggood wrote:
I'm following this thread with interest. I've had
problems with mylar not sticking to the double sided
tape. The tape sticks quite well to the gel coat,
but the mylar doesn't want to stay stuck to the double
sided tape.

I've been accused of having an engine on my glider
as I pass over the airfield. But it's just that damned
loose mylar buzzing.

Of course, the hardest part of dealing with mylar is
getting the old stuff completely removed. The next
hardest is figuring out how to insure the mylar stays
stuck to the double sided tape.

I bought mylar from the sailplane dealer with the adhesive already on
the mylar, hoping the people supplying the product knew what they were
doing. So far, so good, after 6 months and 30 or so flights in a variety
of conditions - dry, humid, cold, hot.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA
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