Hi Roger,
Thanks for your tips, I wish I could say "I can hardly wait". What does 3
weeks solid work translate into for hours ? Was this 3 weekends and quite a
few week nights, or did you mean 21 man days ?
Thanks, Paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Mills" <Roger.Mills@btopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: Finishing XS Wings
> Paul,
> It took me 3 weeks' solid work , (mainly because I had a lot of small
> defects, pin holes etc. I applied SP Systems hi build brushing primer
> all over with a brush and failed to comprehend that you should use a
> squeegee to wipe most of it off before it sets - I then probably spent 2
> of the 3 weeks carefully sanding to get the brush marks out).
>
> You seem to have listed all the joints you have to fill. Make sure you
> use enough filler to make an invisible joint by placing a long straight
> edge over all the joints to estimate the minimum distance you need to
> fill to to eliminate daylight under the straight edge - then over-fill
> slightly.
>
> Neville recommended using a perspex car number plate to apply the filler
> with and that was a good tip - it is sufficiently flexible to fair the
> joint in well at the wing root fairing. I took this filling about 18"
> into the wing to make a smooth transition to the fairing but that
> depends on how tightly you managed to fit your fairing to the wing.
> Neville also recommended sanding down the edge of the fairing near the
> wing then applying a lay up of Bid tape over the sanded down joint, say
> 2" wide, to avoid cracks developing at what will otherwise be a stress
> point at the wing step area.
>
> Be careful in rubbing down though because the top layer of glass is very
> thin and not far below the gel coat. You only need to break the gel coat
> glaze - beware if you see slightly darker patches appearing because you
> will soon be through the gel coat and into the glass!
>
> You don't have to prime it because your paint shop will probably use a
> high build primer - check with them first and if you do use SP systems
> primer - spray, rather than brush, if you want to save time.
> Regards
> Roger Mills
> G-BVUV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
> Subject: Finishing XS Wings
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am about to drag my XS wings down to the basement to fill and sand. I
> was wondering from the folk who have gone before me how much work this
> is. I am assuming that I only have to fill around the fairing, end caps
> and glue joints, or do I have to prime and sand the whole wing? How
> many hours per wing is this task likely to take.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul http://europa363.versadev.com
>
> Europa Club website is at <http://www.europaclub.org.uk>
>
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