X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:50:22 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from nm21-vm1.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com ([98.138.91.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.3) with SMTP id 5360369 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:44:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=98.138.91.46; envelope-from=mcmess1919@yahoo.com Received: from [98.138.90.48] by nm21.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Jan 2012 00:44:04 -0000 Received: from [98.138.226.57] by tm1.bullet.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Jan 2012 00:44:04 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Jan 2012 00:44:04 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 225293.71985.bm@smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-YMail-OSG: qpI6j9YVM1mNSBOCCeatQMxMP4nn6La.N861Ky75ZOGhAcv MUFavCXEpWjJyrMNxtfVoaiHOmXPDDuBjaYBlAtD7mOhyuMtPuw3.B9OTF07 8ar3Uvf0X8TYMgKWGAf5fnqtAUcRHsSuzDncS5K7fMOenxpI9DCdvqdp5VP5 n1JJSSvJ08rpHTrY.cqOiMDKDZGanegvufH6B0dxMBp_498UFxh7eLUR5UAi ODl1UUdJvRBvqqtMgHUaw.23Jnw3rkYWWa4nBtG6Gk2.yPKpNq57ZTHT0Q7m nhP3YUt8J.S6gsZppaI2dnS2ShllAYgkALKMwXEup2zJX1VFPNTYJtinfT.V CckmPFEEmHBxRhQslP32FfJ21syUkUQN9X2s4UoWS5Aj.5Tkb.OOewagN_m0 TQ7.Afpb8jfDoAxg8PvFwp.ayrnw- X-Yahoo-SMTP: rK4i7HqswBC7mDE8.sOiWQeO4CeReXc- Received: from StevePC (mcmess1919@24.28.78.160 with login) by smtp208.mail.ne1.yahoo.com with SMTP; 22 Jan 2012 16:44:03 -0800 PST From: "Steve Colwell" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Glareshield Fabric Melt Test- Update X-Original-Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:43:57 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <009801ccd95f$b61d0f20$22572d60$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0099_01CCD935.CD470720" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: AczW7FyIyw02lSw2Rg+rz3+g8yEPMwCb3M/w Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01CCD935.CD470720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Clark, A better test for materials would be a magnifying glass. The tilt up canopy's act just like one when the sun is behind them at the wrong angle. You might try Flat Black VHT rattle can paint (for auto headers) on a scrap of fiberglass. If that works, you could test plot the area that gets the hot spots (in a Legacy it is the forward half of the dust cover). Then stop the fabric before it gets to the hot spot area. We are using Ultrasuede and don't have a burn spot yet but it is fading to dark grey even though we are very careful to cover it anytime we are not flying. A fabric that might work is thin Microfleece. Black is non-glare and it is stretchy and cheap enough to replace easily. Test it for flammability! Steve Colwell ------=_NextPart_000_0099_01CCD935.CD470720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Clark,

 

A better test for materials would be a magnifying glass.  The = tilt up canopy’s act just like one when the sun is behind them at = the wrong angle. 

You might try Flat Black VHT rattle can paint (for auto headers) on a = scrap of fiberglass.  If that works, you could test plot the area = that gets the hot spots (in a Legacy it is the forward half of the dust = cover).   Then stop the fabric before it gets to the hot spot = area. 

We are using Ultrasuede and don’t have a burn spot yet but it = is fading to dark grey even though we are very careful to cover it = anytime we are not flying. 

A fabric that might work is thin Microfleece.  Black is = non-glare and it is stretchy and cheap enough to replace easily.  = Test it for flammability!

 

Steve Colwell

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