Where can I buy this stuff? The Dow RTV 739 that came with my kit expired 9 months ago. Is there somewhere I can buy it off the shelf? Or is it a special order item?
Where can I buy this stuff? The Dow RTV 739 that came with my kit expired 9 months ago. Is there somewhere I can buy it off the shelf? Or is it a special order item?
1) Kitfox aircraft
2) Auto Body Supply shops
3) Aviation repair parts supply shops
It is not a common consumer product
DS
As much as I like supporting Kitfox, when you have to pay 50 dollar brokerage fees on shipping its nice if you can find stuff locally.
I check on internet to ...but the only place i found...she wanted i order 10 tude minimum...i finally place an order to Kitfox..
Esser,
Try to speak to the person when buying, and make sure of the expiration date......... I purchased my four (4) tubes, only to find out that they expired in a mere four months.... hence, I was REALLY motivated to install my new fuel tanks! (You really only need two (2) tubes to install two wing tanks. I over-purchased on this one)
Good luck!
Grover Wright
Flying a KF IV-1200
ROTAX 912UL
Yeah my kit came in late June and the tube expired in Nov. Only one tube came with the kit. Should I order a couple?
I was "quite liberal" in bedding my tanks. I used 1 & 1/2 tubes. So 2 would do it.
I guess that the important part is to get a good amount in between the spars and the tank flanges, so the tanks ride on a good layer of silicone. There is a fairly large, increasing gap as the tank moves away from the spars, which I do not think we have to completely fill. After they dried, I turned the wings over, and I put a "finishing bead" in that gap near the spar to make sure I had enough there to handle the "twist and torque."
Grover Wright
Flying a KF IV-1200
ROTAX 912UL
Esser,
Have you tried: http://www.ellsworth.com/dow-corning...e-black-300ml/ ?
Their pricing doesn't seem too bad, but they have a $50 minimum order when you try to check out. Maybe they have something else you need?
-- Paul S
Model III SN910
582 IVO Med
I am 99% sure I bought mine from SkyGeek. I tried to confirm by going back through my emails but I guess I must have deleted them. I think I paid $35 ish to have three tubes shipped to me.
http://www.skygeek.com/dow-corning-r...-adhesive.html
Try Enco
$11.09 with $7.95 shipping for 1 tube.
Free shipping on orders over $199.00
If you can browse the Enco catalog and not buy $200 of supplies or hardware you do not deserve the title "Tool Junkie"
http://www.use-enco.com/1/3/dow-corn...hesive-sealant
John
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