Neil

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  3. Posted · Edited by Neil

    Hey everyone.

    you can skip right to the video here.

    https://youtu.be/yzQIEtw1Imk

    sorry for the wind noise in the video.

    So in 2015 I made my grass strip. Spending almost a week plowing it, rototilling it, and smoothing out to perfection. Planted about $1000 worth of seed. Kentucky blue grass and rye mix. As instructed by the farmer I rent my land to. Soil is Brookstyn clay or blue clay. 

    Grass came up quick and green. But, grew in clusters leaving bare spots. Overseeded in fall of 2015 and both spring and fall of 2016, 2017, 2018. Have rolled it many times, Aerated etc.

    Its bumpy and I’m tired of it, i am trying to avoid redoing it. Hoping you guys can help. 

    Drill in a grass that does not grow in clumps. I'm unable to find the name of the seed but if you google for the info you'll find the seed that will work. It's a much courser bladed grass and more durable.

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    I'll try to get some pictures of my project up tomorrow, but I just finished removing the ribs from my wings and pulling fiberglass off the tanks that the builder applied. In my case, the builder did not sand the tanks and the top fiberglass pulled up easily but the fiberglass was adhered very well to the spars and bottoms of the tanks.

    Pulling the ribs off is fairly easy but plan on them not being usable and making a whole new set. The Hysol epoxy softens with a heat gun and I used a sharp chisel to remove the epoxy while being careful not to damage the spars.

    I am not able to see your photos right now but if you're worried about the insides of your tanks, there is a website where someone cut and removed the tops of the tanks and coated the insides with epoxy. They then re-fiberglassed the tank tops back on. I'll see if I can find a link to that site.

     

    Here is the link to that site:

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.nvav.nl/images/stories/kitfoxresealingtanks.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjnt4OKsYjhAhVr04MKHVReCGMQFjAAegQIAhAB&usg=AOvVaw3pFOfH7IRFtn2CVNmzT0Y7

     

    Very Well done. Thanks..