Untouched fiberglass surface following peel ply removal.
Initial sanding underway.
Initial sanding complete.
Epoxy micro-balloon mixture applied as necessary.
Epoxy micro-balloon mixture applied as necessary.
Finish, canopy surfacing underway
Tag: Finish
Finish, canopy continued…
Canopy fairing area filled, taped, and masked for the layup.
Fiberglass cutting about to commence.
Fiberglass cutting underway. All the straight pieces are done and the material is about to be turned 90-degrees to cut the curved plies on the bias.
All pieces (including peel ply) are ready to go.
Plies A and D, having had their dyed resin applied, are sandwiched between layers of plastic wrap and ready to be trimmed to their final dimensions.
Initial layup layer (plies A & D) applied. The canopy fairing is underway!
No photos of intermediate steps, unfortunately, but I was too occupied for photography.
Here, the peel ply has been applied to the layup and will set up overnight.
Finish, canopy in process
Canopy clips installed.
Canopy ply templates cut out. Fiberglassing supplies await in the background…
Epoxy/micro void filler applied to the canopy/skin intersection. Once it sets up overnight, it’ll be sanded prior the glasswork commencing.
Finish, canopy progress
Aft fairing line measured and taped.
Side templates cut out from full-size pattern.
Left side template taped in place.
Right side template taped in place.
Left outboard forward fairing line drawn on canopy skin.
Right outboard forward fairing line drawn on canopy skin.
Fairing area masked with double-layer of electrical tape and backed with masking tape.
Fairing area masked with double-layer of electrical tape and backed with masking tape.
Fairing area sanded with 80-grit and almost ready for canopy clips & void filler.
