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Mikes Web Site
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Date: 6-23-2017
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Number of Hours: 4.00
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Brief Description: Wing tip fiberglass
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I am so glad this airplane is not fiberglass!!! The only fiberglass parts are the wingtips.... since I'm doing a custom engine, I do not have the normal fiberglass cowl. I'll have a sheet metal, wrapped cowl. Years ago I dreamed of the sleek, perfect fiberglass kitplanes, but now I realize how much sanding, OCD, and perfection is needed to get it to look even halfway decent. The gel coat was so thin on these tips, that when I primed them, you could see the open basket weave of the fiberglass, it looked terrible. So... I spent time filing and sanding and filling and sanding, priming, repeat to fill the weave and decided to attempt closing the gap where the sheet metal joined the fiberglass.
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filling the gap
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filling weave
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