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Date:  2-15-2018
Number of Hours:  4.00
Manual Reference:  ch 25
Brief Description:  Wet sanding all over and spot fill #2

Wet sanding is fun. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. No mask, and water gets everywhere. It's basically like have a giant shop sized bath tub :P Buuuuuuut, it still takes time. I even opted to block sand again, just to really finesse those contours. I want the paint to look like a bar top!
So right before wet sanding, I tackled a time consuming task that i've been avoiding since day one. And that was getting a good line between the cowl and the fuselage. I taped off the fuselage and Z-gripped the cowling, popped it off, removed the tape, and then began sanding the two to match. In reality, the fuselage side needed filler as well, and that got attention at the very end of the day. After sanding everything down all over, I went back with a sharpie and marked every last low spot. Knowing I wouldn't sand her tonight, I used dry micro instead of Z-Grip.
Tomorrow I have a prop to paint, so that will be my focus, however, I will be sanding all the micro down again and prepping the fuselage for 2 more coats of primer. My hope is to have my customer's prop complete and shipped on monday, and the 2 coats of primer laid down and ready for work as soon as the prop ships out. We shall see.....
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Z-Grip for cowling to fuselage match

Z-Grip for cowling to fuselage match

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Wet sanded all over using 180 grit

Wet sanded all over using 180 grit

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another round of spot filling

another round of spot filling

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