MSFT-1
Well Known Member
I busted one of my wheelpants on my RV-10 a couple weeks ago.
I had resigned myself to buying a new one from Van's (something like $400).
The guy in the next hanger over from me has a Velocity RG that he built himself (beautiful airplane by the way). He scoffed at me when I said I was going to buy a new one. He said he would help me build a new one using the one from the other side as a mold. We would only need to build the front half.
I thought, What the heck, let me give this fiberglass stuff a try. How bad could it be? I kind have wanted to see what working with fiberglass was like anyhow.
Anyway he said I should go buy some materials (BID + West System). I went to AC Spruce to buy the stuff. The problem is that I don't know what type of bidirectional cloth is appropriate for making a wheel pant. I think we are going to do two layers and then fill and paint it. The shape is not particularly challenging in terms of the curvature. So can someone tell me what kind of bidirectional cloth is right for this application?
thanks.
I had resigned myself to buying a new one from Van's (something like $400).
The guy in the next hanger over from me has a Velocity RG that he built himself (beautiful airplane by the way). He scoffed at me when I said I was going to buy a new one. He said he would help me build a new one using the one from the other side as a mold. We would only need to build the front half.
I thought, What the heck, let me give this fiberglass stuff a try. How bad could it be? I kind have wanted to see what working with fiberglass was like anyhow.
Anyway he said I should go buy some materials (BID + West System). I went to AC Spruce to buy the stuff. The problem is that I don't know what type of bidirectional cloth is appropriate for making a wheel pant. I think we are going to do two layers and then fill and paint it. The shape is not particularly challenging in terms of the curvature. So can someone tell me what kind of bidirectional cloth is right for this application?
thanks.