X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:50:35 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s15.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.55.90.154] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTP id 4881396 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:12:57 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.55.90.154; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS14 ([65.55.90.135]) by snt0-omc3-s15.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:12:21 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [24.216.248.63] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: Burned dust cover looking for material that wont burn. X-Original-Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:12:11 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0100_01CBD40B.4F0BC010" In-Reply-To: X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0079.0400 Seal-Send-Time: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:12:12 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Feb 2011 18:12:21.0795 (UTC) FILETIME=[61777F30:01CBD44E] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01CBD40B.4F0BC010 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My second re-covering of the glare shield lasted about 48 hours without = a burn mark. Got distracted when a TV camera crew walked up with the = camera rolling (my 15 minutes of fame). So, I said, "screw this". I = put an EAA sticker over the burn marks. It's been there for 9 years. I = try to not park with the sun behind the plane and try to keep the canopy = closed. A bit difficult when I pull the plane out of the hanger and = it's facing north for taxi. Gary Edwards LNC2 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: randy snarr=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 8:13 AM Subject: [LML] Burned dust cover looking for material that wont burn. Everyone has seen the burn marks on your dust cover over the = instrument panel from the canopy glass caused by the sun when it hits at = the right angle. Mine was really nice. It was covered in a sinthetic black = leather. Anyway, I have already recovered it once and tried to be really = careful with it. In short, it has about 20 or so burn marks in it in 2 = years.=20 I am looking for a black material (or could be painted black) = that will not burn that is thin that two 8" patches could be made to = protect the sides of the glare shield where the sun is hitting it.=20 Basically I would use an adhesive to glue down these patches = where the sun hits to stop the burn holes... Any ideas? Randy Snarr N694RS 235/320 "Flight by machines heavier than air is unpractical and = insignificant, if not utterly impossible" -Simon Newcomb, 1902 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0100_01CBD40B.4F0BC010 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
My second re-covering of the glare shield lasted about 48 hours = without a=20 burn mark.  Got distracted when a TV camera crew walked up with the = camera=20 rolling (my 15 minutes of fame).  So, I said, "screw this".  I = put an=20 EAA sticker over the burn marks.  It's been there for 9 = years.  I=20 try to not park with the sun behind the plane and try to keep the = canopy=20 closed.  A bit difficult when I pull the plane out of the hanger = and it's=20 facing north for taxi.
 
Gary Edwards
LNC2
----- Original Message -----
From: randy=20 snarr
Sent: Thursday, February 24, = 2011 8:13=20 AM
Subject: [LML] Burned dust = cover looking=20 for material that wont burn.

Everyone has seen the burn marks on your dust = cover over=20 the instrument panel from the canopy glass caused by the sun = when it=20 hits at the right angle.
Mine was really nice. It was covered = in a=20 sinthetic black leather. Anyway, I have already recovered it = once and=20 tried to be really careful with it. In short, it has about 20 or = so burn=20 marks in it in 2 years.

I am looking for a black = material (or=20 could be painted black) that will not burn that is thin that two = 8"=20 patches could be made to protect the sides of the glare shield = where the=20 sun is hitting it.
Basically I would use an adhesive to glue = down=20 these patches where the sun hits to stop the burn = holes...

Any=20 ideas?
Randy Snarr
N694RS
235/320



"Flight by machines heavier than = air is=20 unpractical and insignificant, if not utterly=20 impossible"
-Simon Newcomb,=20 = 1902



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