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Title: skinning bus sides
Post by: crown on November 15, 2009, 11:14:30 AM
 i want to start skinning the sides of the bus i have the one piece fiberglass skins that i removed
from the monico and want to use part on the bus how do you use skikaflex ? do you put it on
the outside of the ribs or put it on the inside [ sides of ribs and skin ] ?? does it stick right away
  or do you have time play with it  need help with this thanks
Title: Re: skinning bus sides
Post by: ruthi on November 15, 2009, 01:33:15 PM
Outside of the ribs. Cut a v shape notch in the plastic tip to make a bead. We put 2 beads on each beam. It sticks immediately, no time for play. We did the skin on ours this way worked out good.
Title: Re: skinning bus sides
Post by: ruthi on November 15, 2009, 01:34:31 PM
One inch bead will hold 600 lbs of tinsle strength. We made full length beads.
Title: Re: skinning bus sides
Post by: crown on November 15, 2009, 01:36:19 PM
 hi rutti did you take any pictures and what type silkflex did you use thanks
Title: Re: skinning bus sides
Post by: ruthi on November 15, 2009, 01:42:20 PM
Send me a private message with your email address in it, and I will send you a picture of it, and the tip.
Title: Re: skinning bus sides
Post by: ruthi on November 15, 2009, 01:58:54 PM
Just sent you two pics to your email that is listed in your profile. One is of the tube and the other shows the v cut in the tip. Good luck.