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Category: Cabin Top

Finishing the overhead

June 14, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

With the clear coat from yesterday cured, it was time to work the surface down to the finish I wanted. I started by wet sanding

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Painting the cabin top

June 19, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I’ve been having a hard time finding a paint color to match the leather that I’m going to be using in the plane. So today,

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Cabin top installed!

June 28, 2014July 10, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

Big day today! I began by installing a few of the LED lights in the overhead console that would be harder to do once it’s

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Gutters, Windows, and Doors

July 6, 2014August 12, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

Started off with some more work on the door gutters. Afterwards, I did a little final shaping on the door windows, then bolted the windows

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Finished gutters, started window install

July 7, 2014August 12, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

As the title says, I finished up the work on the door “gutters”. They are to a point where they could be primed and look

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Door sills again

July 15, 2014August 12, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

More work on smoothing out the transition between the cabin top below the door opening and the fuselage door sill. Filling and sanding. Filling and

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More sills, more masking

July 16, 2014September 23, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

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),

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Yup. Sills and masking again!

July 17, 2014September 24, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

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

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Interior primed

July 18, 2014September 24, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I was able to get the interior primed, and today I did the prep for the final paint.

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Cabin top body work

August 11, 2014September 26, 2014 Ed Cabin Top, Fuselage, RV10 Build

I think the end is in sight for the cabin top body work! Just a little more sanding and filler tonight.

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