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<blockquote data-quote="Vipersan" data-source="post: 800248" data-attributes="member: 325666">Hi Bajasur ..You make a good point ..and I had considered the possibility of the adhesive coming adrift ..but assumed this would be down to weathering and heat exposure..However since the tape would be encased under a cream reflective layer of gelcoat ..The heat (minimal here in the UK) and weather (rain) would theoretically be unable to penetrate to the tape suface thus it should remain bonded for many years ..I already have aluminium tape&nbsp; strips running the length of the original dish petal seams to avoid dirt and believe it or not ..moss getting in ..fitted almost 2 years ago ..and still bonded so tight it wont come off clean if peeled.And this tape IS exposed to the elements every day.Like everything else I do ..Its just an experiment ..If it fails ..I'll just start again with another mad idea.The beauty of this experiment is that the wings themselves can't fail now they have cured ..and so I can always sand them down to the original surface and start over.Fibreglass is messy ..smelly and tricky to work till you get used to it ....but imo ..is the weapon of choice for amateur dish makers..rgds to allVS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vipersan, post: 800248, member: 325666"] Hi Bajasur .. You make a good point ..and I had considered the possibility of the adhesive coming adrift ..but assumed this would be down to weathering and heat exposure.. However since the tape would be encased under a cream reflective layer of gelcoat .. The heat (minimal here in the UK) and weather (rain) would theoretically be unable to penetrate to the tape suface thus it should remain bonded for many years .. I already have aluminium tape strips running the length of the original dish petal seams to avoid dirt and believe it or not ..moss getting in .. fitted almost 2 years ago ..and still bonded so tight it wont come off clean if peeled. And this tape IS exposed to the elements every day. Like everything else I do ..Its just an experiment .. If it fails ..I'll just start again with another mad idea. The beauty of this experiment is that the wings themselves can't fail now they have cured ..and so I can always sand them down to the original surface and start over. Fibreglass is messy ..smelly and tricky to work till you get used to it .. ..but imo ..is the weapon of choice for amateur dish makers.. rgds to all VS [/QUOTE]

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