(original post by flynlow on 10-JAN-2004)

The coolest thing has just happened to me! This gold mine I used to work for had a couple of Neoteric's that they used for rescue and wild life preservation and were not willing to sell me one at the time the mine site was closing. Well, that was three years ago. Just about a week or two before Christmas I had noticed one of them up at a small engine repair shop in town. I inquired about it and came to learn that it was bought by the guy that my Dad works for recently and he had just been storing it there. So I asked my Dad to ask the guy what his plans were for the hover craft. He did. And the guy replied with "Your boy can have it if he can fix it, and ask him if he would like to come to work for me."
YOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!
I have been a mechanic for the past 18 years and I can definately fix it! Plus, I am building a Universal Hover Craft design and I am pretty familure with what it will take to make this craft look new again and run like a champ.
I was exstatic!
I am not even through building my UH10F yet. And now I have this too! Now I can refurbish the Neoteric and finish the UH10F at the same time. That way my son and I can go exploring together in seperate crafts!!
Anyway, to my questions........
can Bondo be used on the epoxy and polyester resins used to mend these crafts? And is there specific installation techniques that are needed for the installation of the skirt segments? I know that I will need a ton of wire ties but what about the top portion of the skirts? Are the rivets suposed to go through the tab on the top of the skirt segment?
I know this may seem like a lot to ask, but I am eager to get this restoration done so that I can begin to explore!

Thank you.
B

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(original post by neoteric on 12-JAN-2004)

Congratulations on your find! Many improvements in design have occured since this model was manufactured back in July 92. Skirt Segments were often pinned at the top, but now we fit rivets between the segments and plastic spacers. The segments no longer require pinning.
No epoxy is used in the construction of this machine. So repairs are easily undertaken using bondo or just regular polyester and microspheres to save weight. Fiberglass 1 1/2 oz. chop-mat or 10 oz. cloth should be used for all other repairs. The most Important step is to make sure you thoroughly sand or grind the repair area with 20-40 grit paper, and be sure the surfaces are free of contaminents. When patching, do not allow patch to extend past sanded/cleaned area.

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