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Ceconite v. Poly Fiber - Is one better than the other??



 
 
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Old March 10th 04, 12:46 PM
DPB
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Default Ceconite v. Poly Fiber - Is one better than the other??

Hello to the group.

I'm probably going to be acquiring a '46 Champ project in the near future
and I've never done a recover before. I've been reading a little about
Ceconite and Poly Fiber - For you old heads at this - Is one better than
another? Are there plusses & minuses that I should know about before picking
one over the other?

I see from promo stuff that Poly Fiber is supposed to be less weight, which
is important as I want to keep the Champ below the max for the new light
sport aircraft regs.

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Doug B
www.aircrafthomebuilder.com


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Old March 10th 04, 02:58 PM
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"DPB" wrote in message
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Hello to the group.

I'm probably going to be acquiring a '46 Champ project in the near future
and I've never done a recover before. I've been reading a little about
Ceconite and Poly Fiber - For you old heads at this - Is one better than
another? Are there plusses & minuses that I should know about before

picking
one over the other?

I see from promo stuff that Poly Fiber is supposed to be less weight,

which
is important as I want to keep the Champ below the max for the new light
sport aircraft regs.

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Doug B
www.aircrafthomebuilder.com




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Old March 10th 04, 03:07 PM
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"DPB" wrote in message
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Hello to the group.

I'm probably going to be acquiring a '46 Champ project in the near future
and I've never done a recover before. I've been reading a little about
Ceconite and Poly Fiber - For you old heads at this - Is one better than
another? Are there plusses & minuses that I should know about before

picking
one over the other?


Get the manuals and study both processes. I learned on Stits, which is now
Polyfiber. Maybe you should check out Airtech too. I don't think you
could go wrong with Polyfiber.


I see from promo stuff that Poly Fiber is supposed to be less weight,

which
is important as I want to keep the Champ below the max for the new light
sport aircraft regs.

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Doug B
www.aircrafthomebuilder.com


Envious of the Champ project. Where did you say it is? chuckle


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Old March 11th 04, 03:23 PM
Stealth Pilot
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:46:31 -0500, "DPB" wrote:

Hello to the group.

I'm probably going to be acquiring a '46 Champ project in the near future
and I've never done a recover before. I've been reading a little about
Ceconite and Poly Fiber - For you old heads at this - Is one better than
another? Are there plusses & minuses that I should know about before picking
one over the other?

I see from promo stuff that Poly Fiber is supposed to be less weight, which
is important as I want to keep the Champ below the max for the new light
sport aircraft regs.

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Doug B
www.aircrafthomebuilder.com


I own an 18 yr old Polyfibre covered aircraft finished with polytone
paint. still going strong and still as repairable as the day it was
first painted.
MEK takes any of the finish off to the level you want. patching stone
chips is easy and it paints back up perfectly.
I take my hat off to Ray Stits every time I repair it.
follow the instructions and it is a beautiful, practical system
Stealth Pilot
Australia

(should I admit that my tins are really rusted, well out of date, and
still covering beautifully.)
www.members.iinet.net.au/~tailwind

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Old March 11th 04, 07:48 PM
Orval Fairbairn
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In article ,
Stealth Pilot wrote:

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:46:31 -0500, "DPB" wrote:

Hello to the group.

I'm probably going to be acquiring a '46 Champ project in the near future
and I've never done a recover before. I've been reading a little about
Ceconite and Poly Fiber - For you old heads at this - Is one better than
another? Are there plusses & minuses that I should know about before picking
one over the other?

I see from promo stuff that Poly Fiber is supposed to be less weight, which
is important as I want to keep the Champ below the max for the new light
sport aircraft regs.

Any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Doug B
www.aircrafthomebuilder.com


I own an 18 yr old Polyfibre covered aircraft finished with polytone
paint. still going strong and still as repairable as the day it was
first painted.
MEK takes any of the finish off to the level you want. patching stone
chips is easy and it paints back up perfectly.
I take my hat off to Ray Stits every time I repair it.
follow the instructions and it is a beautiful, practical system
Stealth Pilot
Australia

(should I admit that my tins are really rusted, well out of date, and
still covering beautifully.)
www.members.iinet.net.au/~tailwind


I have 37 year old Ceconite dope/fabric on my Johnso Rocket and it is
still fine and quite repairable. The big secret in ANY fabric job is
good UV protection -- which multiple coats of aluminum dope provide.

Of course, the plane is always hangared.
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Old March 11th 04, 08:42 PM
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I have polyester (Dacron) covered vintage sailplane. Clear dope. No UV
protection. It lives inside 99% of it's life so it will last forever.
But then I like cotton too.
GA

 




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