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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial
FAMILY=SANSSERIF><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Earl<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What is
PVA?<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>And how do
you layup the fiberglass mold??<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle15><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wojtek <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:black'>-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> EHaury@aol.com
[mailto:EHaury@aol.com]<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 20, 2003
4:50 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> discussion@nsrca.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Focus Canopy Painting</span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Plastic
canopy forming involves heat to soften the material sufficiently to draw it
over a plug for shaping. A black canopy can easily reach the same temps in the
sun. A large canopy may sag when softened, smaller ones may distort due to
mounting stresses.<br>
<br>
Anyway, a sure fix is to use the stock canopy as a plug. Simply glue the flange
to a backer board, wax, apply PVA and lay up a fiberglass mold. Use the mold to
fabricate a glass canopy. I use 2 layers of 3/4 oz, 3 layers 3 oz S-glass and a
few CF "ribbons" vacuum bagged into the mold. (Bleeder cloth and
absorbent backing in the bag to minimize resin.) West 205 laminating epoxy
works well. The glass canopy weighs about one-fourth to one-third that of the
plastic version and is much less heat sensitive. An easy way to reduce weight
and not at all as hard as it may seem to do.<br>
<br>
Earl</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:
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