C8 progress in Texas

[David DeWeese]

Thanks Bob and Tony,
Had time this weekend to get my engine covers repaired and painted, and the insulation installed.

I used weatherstrip adhesive to initially hold the insulation to the covers, then made new wire staples,(84 of them), to install through the original holes in the panels.

Cutting and shaping the insulation was relatively easy with a pair of industrial scissors, but it took an EXTREME amount of effort to install the staples into the material. Even a needle had difficulty piercing through it. I don't know what this stuff is made from, but...

So to help others who will be doing this, and with this brand material:

1: Dig through your plier drawer and find one the exact width of the staples you are trying to bend up. They won't look or work right otherwise.

2: Cut the ends of the wire staples at an angle to give them a sharp point. This helps GREATLY in pushing them through this material.

3: Bend the staples outward instead of into themselves when installed. Won't squash the material this way, and has a much wider holding surface.

4:Call the pentagon, as I think we have found the origin of the stuff found out on that ranch in Roswell,1947!

Thanks, David