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Removing tape residue from canopy
On Mar 22, 10:24*am, wrote:
On Mar 22, 11:55*am, BravoNiner wrote: Time to replace some yaw strings. *Can anyone recommend a good way to remove old tape residue without doing violence to the canopies? Thanks, Mark -- B9 Try 3M's "General Purpose Adhesive Remover" Part Number: 08984 It's excellent on a number of surface types. I can't recall using it on Plexiglas--but get a can and try it on a scrap piece. I've found the product online and at Ace Hardware. It's great on my painted surface for removing gap seal tape residue--and it doesn't affect the acrylic finish. What I do now with my string: drill a very small hole at the point where you want the string on the canopy. Insert the yarn string and secure with a small "keeper" from the inside. This totally eliminates the tape. The keeper I use is a hobby-store RC accessory used for push rod connections. Made of nylon, I super glue it to the string and it works well. Doesn't mar the canopy. No, the horror. Drilling a hole in the canopy for a yaw string? Bumper's yaw strings are the way to go. The clear plastic base looks so professional. Darryl |
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Removing tape residue from canopy
"BT" wrote in message ... Pictures.. we need pictures Apologies for the commercial post: Sorry, I don't have a website. Haven't figured out how to do that yet . . . and I'm not sure I really want that much business. I'm supposed to be retired :c). That may explain why I haven't advertised yet - - that, and as Fred say, I'm cheap. Mine is a small "hobby" operation, mostly to share some of the things I invent with others. I've posted a some photos at: http://s674.photobucket.com/albums/vv107/bumperm/ There's several photos of the MKIII yaw string and one of the Quiet Vent. The quiet vent pictured is colored with a felt tip marker so it shows up - - installed it's transparent. The QV reduces noise from the Mecaplex vent by 10dba, and to my hearing, all but eliminates the objectionable low frequency component of the vent noise. At $6, it's gotta be the cheapest thing you can buy for your glider. Satisfaction guaranteed, of course. For more info, send me an email at bumper m at att dot net (change "at" to @ and eliminate the spaces). bumper zz Minden, NV |
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Removing tape residue from canopy
On Mar 22, 9:09*pm, "bumper" wrote:
"BT" wrote in message ... Pictures.. we need pictures Apologies for the commercial post: Sorry, I don't have a website. Haven't figured out how to do that yet . . |
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Removing tape residue from canopy
It's more than slick -- it looks professional especially if the alternative is some ragged piece of yarn under a ragged piece of tape with adhesive weeping out around the edes. But do ask for the story on that fancy installation tool! Fred |
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Removing tape residue from canopy
wrote in message ... It's more than slick -- it looks professional especially if the alternative is some ragged piece of yarn under a ragged piece of tape with adhesive weeping out around the edes. But do ask for the story on that fancy installation tool! Fred I can tell Fred's not gonna let go of this bone until I tell the story. Here goes: A couple of summers back, Fred was busy installing a MKII and Quiet Vent on each of the gliders Baron Hilton sent over to Minden to have annulled. Fred has a definite knack for getting yaw strings on crooked, and since I obsess over having them straight, I'd go along afterwards and pull the crooked ones off and replace them - - at my cost. To Fred's credit, and probably because he's a fumble fingers, he came up with a neat idea to hold the MKII as an aid in getting it installed straight. By passing the MKII yarn through a short length of soda straw, the straw works as a handle to allow precise positioning of the MKII clear base on the canopy. Of course, any person with normal dexterity and fine motor skills wouldn't need a crutch like this. But it was a good idea, and since it does make installation easier for klutzes, I include the soda straw handle with each MKIII (supersedes MKII). Fred thinks he deserves a royalty . . . I told him thank you and bought him lunch at the Taildragger. bumper |
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