'My PT 26 has seats that are made of a composite material that looks like micarta. Does anyone know what this material is, and more importantly what can be used to repair it? In the past someone has tried to use what appears to be fiberglass. It has not adhered to the original material very well.
Thanks
John
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Re: PT 26 SEATS
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Steve Link
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Re: PT 26 SEATS
'John, I was going thru some old e-mails and was wondering if anyone addressed your e-mail. My seats for the PT need repair also…. From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John C Wilson
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 8:59 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fairchildclub] PT 26 SEATS
My PT 26 has seats that are made of a composite material that looks like micarta. Does anyone know what this material is, and more importantly what can be used to repair it? In the past someone has tried to use what appears to be fiberglass. It has not adhered to the original material very well.
Thanks
John
Sent from my iPad'
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 8:59 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fairchildclub] PT 26 SEATS
My PT 26 has seats that are made of a composite material that looks like micarta. Does anyone know what this material is, and more importantly what can be used to repair it? In the past someone has tried to use what appears to be fiberglass. It has not adhered to the original material very well.
Thanks
John
Sent from my iPad'
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John Wilson
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Re: PT 26 SEATS
'No, I received nothing on how to repair them.I tried several things but nothing would adhere to the original material.I eventually made some aluminum reinforcements that came out fairly nice. Wherever possible I used a rivet squeeze to reduce the chance of further damage to the seat material.To do the repairs I completely disassembled the seats, removing all the hardware. I then cleaned and sand blasted everything painted and reassembled using new hardware.I also took the opportunity to replace the seat belts and shoulder harness.
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John, I was going thru some old e-mails and was wondering if anyone addressed your e-mail. My seats for the PT need repair also…. From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John C Wilson
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 8:59 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fairchildclub] PT 26 SEATS
My PT 26 has se ats that are made of a composite material that looks like micarta. Does anyone know what this material is, and more importantly what can be used to repair it? In the past someone has tried to use what appears to be fiberglass. It has not adhered to the original material very well.
Thanks
John
Sent from my iPad
'
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On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:03 PM, Steve Link steven_link@msn.com [fairchildclub] wrote:
John, I was going thru some old e-mails and was wondering if anyone addressed your e-mail. My seats for the PT need repair also…. From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com [fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John C Wilson
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2014 8:59 AM
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [fairchildclub] PT 26 SEATS
My PT 26 has se ats that are made of a composite material that looks like micarta. Does anyone know what this material is, and more importantly what can be used to repair it? In the past someone has tried to use what appears to be fiberglass. It has not adhered to the original material very well.
Thanks
John
Sent from my iPad
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