Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-05-2017, 11:25 AM
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To ertyqway: Unfortunately, if the panels have...
To ertyqway: Unfortunately, if the panels have shrunk over time, then this vinyl replacement is not likely to fix or help much. My isinglass is the original (20 years old now) and had some shrinkage....
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-04-2017, 10:16 PM
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Close-ups and Weather Stripping
These show where I added weather stripping to improve water protection for the cockpit. This also shows an enhancement I made by wrapping the new vinyl to create an external channel that has...
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-04-2017, 10:11 PM
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Close-ups
Here are some close-ups of the cemented edges. Note that some tight areas like the front zipper panels required that I take out one of the two stitch hems to provide enough contact area under the...
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-04-2017, 10:05 PM
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-03-2017, 11:30 AM
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Thanks - and good question. The cement works on...
Thanks - and good question. The cement works on vinyl to vinyl contact since it creates a chemical bond. I hope to submit some close-up pics this weekend with a little more detail on the process I...
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-01-2017, 02:11 PM
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-01-2017, 01:52 AM
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-01-2017, 01:35 AM
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I did it myself. Laid out the side panels and...
I did it myself. Laid out the side panels and trimmed down new clear 40 gauge vinyl to match. Used HH-66 vinyl cement on the margins and then trimmed out the old vinyl below the canvas line. I will...
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Forum: Projects and Customisations
08-01-2017, 01:20 AM
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Replacing Clear Vinyl of Isinglass
For 1.5 days of labor and $150 in materials, my side panels are replaced and clear again. This is versus $1,100 for new side panels from Leta's Top Shop. Not as perfect, but quite an improvement to...
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