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I laid the glass strips
on over the clay. You can see that the fiberglass was wider than what I'd
want the final fairing. It'll get trimmed later. The white cloth you see
covering most of the part is peel ply. |
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In this picture, the resin has cured, the peel ply has been removed and I've started to sand. I didn't pop the piece free from the mold quite yet because I decided it'd be easier to sand with it held securely in place on the wing. |
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As
much as possible. you'd like to have a sanding block when you're sanding
fiberglass. Without something between your hand and the sandpaper, you're
likely to just amplify wavey imperfections in the fiberglass part. |
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Once I had sanded until I was blue in the face--actually white, and covered
in dust--I pried the piece from the airframe. This is what it looked like.
You can see I'll need to pick all the clay off the part and then trim it to
final dimensions. |
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I've picked off all the clay mold and am now ready to trim the piece to its
final shape. |
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I realize this is the right wing, but here is the fairing after it's been trimmed and after a little sanding. |