Fillets are sticky

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January 30, 2008 at 3:23 am #46666
MikeS
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Please do not laugh.

I have had this happen a couple time. Flour. Yes Flour.

Sprinkle it on. lightly rub. Blow off exces and wipe down.
January 30, 2008 at 12:57 pm #46667
SCOTT EVANS
Please do not laugh.

I have had this happen a couple time. Flour. Yes Flour.

Sprinkle it on. lightly rub. Blow off exces and wipe down.

How about talcum powder?
January 30, 2008 at 6:07 pm #46668
MikeS
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probably so
January 30, 2008 at 6:41 pm #46669
SCOTT EVANS
Please do not laugh.

I have had this happen a couple time. Flour. Yes Flour.

Sprinkle it on. lightly rub. Blow off exces and wipe down.

How about talcum powder?

The butt of the rocket would smell good too!
February 4, 2008 at 3:36 am #46670
Jeremiah Johnson
Thanks for all the replies on this. I left the rocket in a warm room for a couple days and the fillets on these 2 fins were still sticky – in fact, soft. Since they were soft and not just tacky on the surface I scraped them off and put new fillets on.

Thanks again, all.

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