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Whats the advantage?
By:Kudzu
Date: 10/2/2009, 2:20 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove (Bill Hamm)

I have read about your method several times and I am always asking myself why? What advantage does it have over an 8 oz. nylon or polyester skin coated with ZAR or your favorite goop? It always looks like extra work for little gain. So what I am missing here? And this is serious question too.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass covering
Johnathan Akers -- 10/1/2009, 4:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2009, 12:55 pm
Whats the advantage?
Kudzu -- 10/2/2009, 2:20 pm
Re: Whats the advantage?
Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2009, 4:25 pm
Re: Whats the advantage?
Roy Morford -- 10/3/2009, 1:31 pm
Re: Whats the advantage?
Bill Hamm -- 10/5/2009, 12:35 am
Re: Whats the advantage?
Johnathan Akers -- 10/2/2009, 3:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2009, 10:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Doug S -- 10/5/2009, 10:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2009, 2:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Johnathan Akers -- 10/2/2009, 11:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2009, 12:49 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Victor Aroyo -- 10/3/2009, 10:10 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2009, 3:39 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Curious about Dacron/Glass cove
Troy -- 10/1/2009, 4:50 pm