We decided to go ahead with the epoxy application on Rib # 1 of the right wing. Turned out nice. It is a lot of work to remove the previous epoxy job, with all of the sloppy and thinly applied epoxy, but the spars themselves were not even prepped properly. Only 8 more to go on the right wing!
epoxy application on rear spar
Forward Spar completed w/reinforcement plates. The duct tape is used to blend the epoxy to the rib.