tonyjohnson
Well Known Member
I did not do a good job of aligning my canopy skirt to the frame before I drilled holes in the skirt. I will need to fill the holes and redo the positioning of the skirt.
I also need to close up the hole I opened for the latch, which is perhaps .5 in in diameter.
I searched the archives but did not find any information on this specific topic. I know that Vans uses two types of fiberglass on our airplanes, epoxy for the cowling and polyester for the wingtips.......but I don't know what material is used for the skirt although it appears to be epoxy. My kit is old, from 1998.
Is there anything I need to know about filling the holes other than mixing up west system epoxy and smearing in into the holes? How about the .5 inch hole, does that need a mixture with microballoons?
I am just getting into the fiberglass portion of the project and have a lot to learn about it.
I also need to close up the hole I opened for the latch, which is perhaps .5 in in diameter.
I searched the archives but did not find any information on this specific topic. I know that Vans uses two types of fiberglass on our airplanes, epoxy for the cowling and polyester for the wingtips.......but I don't know what material is used for the skirt although it appears to be epoxy. My kit is old, from 1998.
Is there anything I need to know about filling the holes other than mixing up west system epoxy and smearing in into the holes? How about the .5 inch hole, does that need a mixture with microballoons?
I am just getting into the fiberglass portion of the project and have a lot to learn about it.