Hi,
I am in the process of fitting new fiberglass gear leg and intersection fairings to a flying 6. The cowl is all hinge attachments. The hinges at the bottom of the cowl at the firewall keep breaking so I have decided to use milspec 1/4 turn fasteners there. Before I line up the gear leg fairings I decided I should do the fasteners on the cowl so I can get the best fit possible. I drilled out the hinge from the cowl and now have some holes to fill. I have sanded down the paint and have holes that are up to 3/16 to 1/4 inch diameter to fill. I figured I would glass in a strip of 6 oz cloth to the inside of the cowl and then use microfiber peanut butter paste for the holes and then use a layer of lighter glass on the outside. I am using West Systems epoxy, and figured I would fill with the 403 microfibers, then clamp some wood protected by saran wrap and peel ply to maintain shape. Sound OK??
I have no idea what paint was used on this plane, the primer is the grey/blue looking stuff. I figured I would sand the paint back and try to feather in some primer and paint. The cowl is mostly white. Any suggestions on which paint primer and paint?
Any comments, advice, suggestions from those with experience on these two issues would be appreciated.
Thanks,
jim
I am in the process of fitting new fiberglass gear leg and intersection fairings to a flying 6. The cowl is all hinge attachments. The hinges at the bottom of the cowl at the firewall keep breaking so I have decided to use milspec 1/4 turn fasteners there. Before I line up the gear leg fairings I decided I should do the fasteners on the cowl so I can get the best fit possible. I drilled out the hinge from the cowl and now have some holes to fill. I have sanded down the paint and have holes that are up to 3/16 to 1/4 inch diameter to fill. I figured I would glass in a strip of 6 oz cloth to the inside of the cowl and then use microfiber peanut butter paste for the holes and then use a layer of lighter glass on the outside. I am using West Systems epoxy, and figured I would fill with the 403 microfibers, then clamp some wood protected by saran wrap and peel ply to maintain shape. Sound OK??
I have no idea what paint was used on this plane, the primer is the grey/blue looking stuff. I figured I would sand the paint back and try to feather in some primer and paint. The cowl is mostly white. Any suggestions on which paint primer and paint?
Any comments, advice, suggestions from those with experience on these two issues would be appreciated.
Thanks,
jim