X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:54:37 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from snt0-omc3-s46.snt0.hotmail.com ([65.54.51.83] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4c2o) with ESMTP id 4895062 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:14:18 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.51.83; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from SNT112-DS2 ([65.55.90.135]) by snt0-omc3-s46.snt0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:13:43 -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" In-Reply-To: References: Subject: Re: Burned dash cover "My Solution" for stopping this X-Original-Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:13:37 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_2871_01CBDD71.1CDA69B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V10.00.0079.0400 Seal-Send-Time: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:13:37 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Mar 2011 17:13:43.0087 (UTC) FILETIME=[2D1C43F0:01CBDDB4] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_2871_01CBDD71.1CDA69B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable All that weight you added to your plane by messing with the dust cover. = It'll slow you down. You are going to need all the speed you can get if = you fly with me. Maybe I'll just recover the whole dust cover with carbon fiber and do = away with the Finesse. Gary ----- Original Message -----=20 From: randy snarr=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 7:38 AM Subject: [LML] Burned dash cover "My Solution" for stopping this All, The sun burn spots on my glare shield has bugged me since I = finished my airplane. Most of our airplanes have these. (if you you are flying them = Gary Edwards...)=20 I tested many materials and found something that works. My glare shield is covered with black "Ultra Leather" which is a = premium quality man made leather. It is very tough stuff and looks = beautiful until you focus your canopy glass in the right position and = you will quickly burn a spot in it..If Left for a few minutes, it will = burn a hole in it.. I have tried to be careful and watch where the sun is but there = will come a time when the sun is focused perfectly and it will burn in 5 = seconds. Dang!!! Anyway, I found that carbon fiber will not burn in this = scenario. I believe this will work on any type of fabric not just = Ultraleather. So, I made two patches for my dust cover ( approx 10" x 6.5") = using the light weight bidirection weave carbon fiber material. One for = each side of the dust cover where the burn marks have been have been = congregating. (The patches are kind of like you would see on the elbows = of a sport jacket. These serve 2 purposes. One, they cover up the burn = marks I have now and they hopefully will prevent new ones from = happening. The procedure: I just covered my glare shield with saran wrap and tape to = protect if from the paint. I laid 2 patches (slightly larger than the = final ones) made from light carbon weave cloth in position on the saran = wrap on the curved glare shield. I then painted them with high temp = black Krylon barbecue paint and let them dry. (several coats especially = on the edges. That makes them black to match and it also stabilizes the = fibers so they wont fray out especially on the edges. Additionally it = also keeps the pieces to shape while you cut them to the specific size = using a paper pattern. They are also formed to the shape of the dust = cover. I then just used upholstery spray spray adhesive on the back of = each ( now hardened with paint) carbon fiber patch and glued them down. = Some of the glue bled through the weave so I masked them off after = gluing them to the dust cover and gave them another light coat of high = temp paint. Shazam, heat shield complete.. See attached pics.. My test pieces held up well when I tried to burn a spot with a = magnifying glass. I hope it works as well now I have it on my glare shield.. Best, Randy Snarr N694RS (sporting new virgin dust cover) 235/320=20 ------=_NextPart_000_2871_01CBDD71.1CDA69B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
All that weight you added to your plane by messing with the dust=20 cover.  It'll slow you down.  You are going to need all the = speed you=20 can get if you fly with me.
 
Maybe I'll just recover the whole dust cover with carbon fiber and = do away=20 with the Finesse.
 
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: randy=20 snarr
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 = 7:38=20 AM
Subject: [LML] Burned dash = cover "My=20 Solution" for stopping this

All,
The sun burn spots on my glare shield has = bugged=20 me since I finished my airplane.
Most of our airplanes have = these.=20 (if you you are flying them Gary Edwards...)

I tested = many=20 materials and found something that works.
My glare shield is = covered=20 with black "Ultra Leather" which is a premium quality man made = leather.=20 It is very tough stuff and looks beautiful until you focus your = canopy=20 glass in the right position and you will quickly burn a spot in = it..If=20 Left for a few minutes, it will burn a hole in it..

I = have tried=20 to be careful and watch where the sun is but there will come a = time when=20 the sun is focused perfectly and it will burn in 5 seconds.=20 Dang!!!

Anyway, I found that carbon fiber will not burn = in this=20 scenario. I believe this will work on any type of fabric not = just=20 Ultraleather.
So, I made two patches for my dust cover ( = approx 10" x=20 6.5") using the light weight bidirection weave carbon fiber = material.=20 One for each side of the dust cover where the burn marks have = been have=20 been congregating. (The patches are kind of like you would see = on the=20 elbows of a sport jacket. These serve 2 purposes. One, they = cover up the=20 burn marks I have now and they hopefully will prevent new ones = from=20 happening.

The procedure:
I just covered my glare = shield with=20 saran wrap and tape to protect if from the paint. I laid 2 = patches=20 (slightly larger than the final ones) made from light carbon = weave cloth=20 in position on the saran wrap on the curved glare shield. I then = painted=20 them with high temp black Krylon barbecue paint and let them = dry.=20 (several coats especially on the edges. That makes them black to = match=20 and it also stabilizes the fibers so they wont fray out = especially on=20 the edges. Additionally it also keeps the pieces to shape while = you cut=20 them to the specific size using a paper pattern. They are also = formed to=20 the shape of the dust cover. I then just used upholstery spray = spray=20 adhesive on the back of each ( now hardened with paint) carbon = fiber=20 patch and glued them down. Some of the glue bled through the = weave so I=20 masked them off after gluing them to the dust cover and gave = them=20 another light coat of high temp paint.
Shazam, heat shield=20 complete..
See attached pics..

My test pieces held up = well=20 when I tried to burn a spot with a magnifying glass.
I hope = it works=20 as well now I have it on my glare shield..

Best,
Randy = Snarr
N694RS (sporting new virgin dust=20 = cover)
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