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Thread: Windshield Pop Rivets

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    Default Re: Windshield Pop Rivets

    Careful out there. Once again this thread is getting bit by the model suffix bug. You both are right of course. It's just that the earlier models used one type and the later ones use another. Thus check your material and use the right method for it!
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    Default Re: Windshield Pop Rivets

    Indeed. I presume bbryan is installing a 1-pc polycarbonate windscreen/skylight as per the KF3 manual, however, I think Lowell was simply saying polycarbonate (Lexan) is the easier material to work with, less prone to cracking and crazing than acrylic... which is correct. The acrylic looks great but has proved a lot more challenging to install (not to mention expensive if it lets go!). Just curious, did all KF 5-7 kits ship with acrylic windscreens/skylights/doors?
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    OMG, I've stirred it up again, but the info is priceless. I do like the idea of the nut plates. Once again, if it wasn't for the wisdom shared on this site, this bird would be in a landfill somewhere

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    Default Re: Windshield Pop Rivets

    Good exchang of info on this post, i am reading and absorbing like a sponge.
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    Default Re: Windshield Pop Rivets

    No problem with my pop rivets, for the last 3 years anyway. (Knock-on-wood) Be sure to use a metal backing such as aluminum when installing through the wood capstrip. They will loosen up and start pulling through the wood capstrip if you don't.
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    Default Re: Windshield Pop Rivets

    Nice finish work Paul.
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    Thanks. It's nice to get recognition from a fellow Kitfox guy.
    Paul Morel
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