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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Finished prep and skirt bonding: 3 hours


  • Riveted on the support for the canopy lock and the canopy side handle
  • Taped off inside of skirt for bonding
  • Went over area to be bonded with scotchbrite pad
  • Did a practice fit with Britt - this was a good move because I discovered that the slot for the canopy side handle did not fit because of the clear epoxy and paint - fixed with a small file
  • Cleaned dust off of area to be bonded, wiped with sika 205 then after 10 minutes painted on sika 206 primer
  • After 30 minutes for the primer to dry Britt and I attached the skirt
  • We applied a lot of pressure around the edges to squeeze out any excess sika 295
  • We then tipped up the canopy and pulled the interior tape, then closed and latched the canopy and pulled the top layer of exterior tape
  • I taped down the skirt and weighted the top to minimize any gaps
  • Later I pulled the final layer of outside tape. Next time I would do this sooner because the Sika had already cured somewhat so I will have to go back and trim it.
Curing, before I pulled the final tape layer:

Skirt primed with Sika 206:

Taped off:

Canopy lock support:

Practice fit: