Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: "Don Emch"
Jack,Yes, I varnished the wings after they were assembled and complete. I'm sure somepeople varnish the ribs first but it would be very very important to not getvarnish where any glue joints are. If so it would need to be sanded off. Thenice thing about working with regular spar varnish anywhere on the airframeis that it is easily sanded off if a glue joint is to be made after varnishing.All of the fabric contact areas however will usually lift the regular sparvarnish. A sample test should be made to check if the poly brush or dope willlift the varnish. If it does the epoxy varnish should be used as a top coat.Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ___Subject: Pietenpol-List: Tail brace wires

Original Posted By: Michael D Cuy
Hi guys...For those of you flying, do your tail brace wires vibrate in flight? I had a couplevibrating so I tightened them and didn't see much change. It's really onlytwo that I usually see. I can make them stop with application of rudder orelevator. Do you guys see this much? I asked one very experienced Piet driverand he said "oh yeah, just don't look back there". I can't help it thoughI keep looking!Don EmchRead this topic online here:http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.p ... ______Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:29:57 -0400