With the gear fairings done, I could focus back on getting the cabin top ready to be installed on the plane. Tonight I prepared and shot a few coats of clear coat on the Aerosport Products carbon fiber overhead console. Originally, I was going to paint it the same color as the cabin top, but my friend Sean convinced me that it would be a shame to cover up this beautifully laid carbon fiber. After seeing it clear coated, he was right!
Right now, the clear coat is very shiny, but I’ll be cutting it down with some 1500 grit wet sand paper, then smoothing it all out with some rubbing compound… working towards a semi-gloss finish. This is a good thing, as I put the coats on a bit heavy, and I got some fisheyes in the clear… but hey, this is my first time shooting clear coat!
