Round 2 of the fiberglass finishing / bodywork process.
Author: Ed
Window surround work
Window Surround Fiberglass
Today I epoxied on fiberglass strips surrounding all the windows. The glass I used was a fairly light weave… but there are two layers all
Window surround prep
As part of the body finish work, I’m going to be covering the edges of all the windows with a few layers of fiberglass. This
Windscreen fairing
Today, I built the transition between the forward fuselage and the bottom edge of the windscreen. When it’s finished, there will be a smooth aerodynamic
Windscreen installed
Big day today. The windscreen is bonded in place. Before it was installed, I had to do a few last minute things in the areas
Windscreen area stuff
A little bit of this and that today. First, I installed the defrost fans. I purchased some high power computer case fans from Amazon, along
Interior primed
I was able to get the interior primed, and today I did the prep for the final paint.
Yup. Sills and masking again!
Today was the final bit of interior bodywork in preparation for primer. I finishes masking off everything inside, and I finished sanding down all the
More sills, more masking
More sanding work on the door sills. I also masked off the pilots side windows again (I wasn’t happy with how they were done before),