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Comment by Brenda Smith on December 19, 2011 at 9:37pm

It installed fairly easy. You must make sure it is fixed very tightly while the Rght stuff sets up.

Make sure the sides at the pivot are low enough to make a tight fit to the Boot Cowl.

We did very well on one side however the other could have been closer.

 

Comment by Tom Delaney on December 19, 2011 at 7:45pm

HI Brenda,

Have you completed the installation of the canopy fairing? Can you give your recommendations for those of us approaching this step?

Thanks,

Comment by Brenda Smith on November 20, 2011 at 7:35pm

The premade fiberglass canopy fairing fir very well on one side but not the other side.

It appears we will need to cut and modify after all, was hoping for a glove fit without doing any fiberglassing. 

Comment by David on November 18, 2011 at 1:09pm

Good suggestion - thanks I will hit harbor freight

Comment by Walter Ray Shipley on November 18, 2011 at 11:46am

David, I'm on my third RV now and used the dremel tool with the cut off wheels until just recently when I was working on the RV12 cowl. For some reason I decided to try the Harbor Freight air hacksaw, and it just cut through the fiberglass like a knife through hot butter. Wish I had thought of it sooner......

Walt

Just my 2 cents, results may vary for others.

Comment by Brenda Smith on November 18, 2011 at 9:40am

The Viking shield is the pre-made fiberglass layup for the RV-12 canopy offered by Viking

Comment by David on November 18, 2011 at 9:40am

Brenda

 

I used a Dremil and the Dremel 456 1-1/2" Fiberglass
Reinforced Cut-Off Wheels

Comment by Walter Ray Shipley on November 18, 2011 at 9:19am

Brenda, I'm not sure what you mean by "Viking Shield"  but in general, I use a pneumatic hack saw from Harbor Freight to trim fiberglass. It cuts nice and clean and is much quicker and easier than a jig saw or snips. I'm not sure what I paid for the saw from HF, but I think it was around $15.

Comment by Brenda Smith on November 18, 2011 at 8:27am

Anyone whom has installed the Viking Shield I would like to discuss how to install