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Date:  1-14-2019
Number of Hours:  4.75
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Brief Description:  Engine Cowl Fiberglass Work

Sanded the small bump out for the mixture control arm and then covered it with epoxy/micro to smooth it and seal it.

Counter sunk the oil door for rivets. Attached the button latch to the oil door with AN426AD3-4 rivets using the squeezer.

Started to rivet the hidden hinge to the door and realized that I need longer rivets due to the fiberglass/foam sandwich applied. Same situation for attaching the hinge to the cowl. Ordered longer AN426AD3 rivets from Aircraft Spruce.

Shaped a 10" x 12" piece of pink insulating 1" thick foam for the large bump out in the lower cowl for the air conditioner compressor pulley. Used the belt sander clamped to the bench for rough shaping and then used sandpaper glued to a 2 x 4 for finer sanding. Trimmed the block to a smaller size and continued to shape. Split the block on one side to allow it to better contour to the shape of the cowl.

Applied packing tape to the cowl, and then taped the foam block to the cowl, covering the foam block with the tape. Applied mold release agent to the foam and cowl. Cut 2 pieces of fiberglass cloth to fit over the foam and extend onto the cowl, including a cut in one corner of the fiberglass to allow it to drape without wrinkles. Used neat epoxy to bond both layers of fiberglass to the packing tape covering the foam and edges. Once cured I will remove the foam and trim the edges of the fiberglass/epoxy lay up to have a bump out that can be attached to the cowl.
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Oil Door

Oil Door

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AC Compr Bump Out Forming

AC Compr Bump Out Forming

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