jbDC9
Well Known Member
This is probably a silly question, but I've been wondering about it, so here goes;
I've been flying my -8 for 7+ months and 150 hours, but still haven't filled and primed/painted the cowling or canopy skirt. Too much time at work, family issues, I'm lazy, etc. Really, I'm gonna get to it some day. In the meantime, does leaving the unfinished fiberglass parked in the sun to bake for a few days affect it in any way, like weaken it or perhaps cause any delamination?
I haven't thought much about it up until now since it lives in a hangar and hasn't really spent any time parked outside for extended periods, but now it looks like I might be heading to Oshkosh on somewhat short notice... and having it out in the sun for 4-5 days has me worried all of a sudden.
What'cha think, am I being paranoid?
I've been flying my -8 for 7+ months and 150 hours, but still haven't filled and primed/painted the cowling or canopy skirt. Too much time at work, family issues, I'm lazy, etc. Really, I'm gonna get to it some day. In the meantime, does leaving the unfinished fiberglass parked in the sun to bake for a few days affect it in any way, like weaken it or perhaps cause any delamination?
I haven't thought much about it up until now since it lives in a hangar and hasn't really spent any time parked outside for extended periods, but now it looks like I might be heading to Oshkosh on somewhat short notice... and having it out in the sun for 4-5 days has me worried all of a sudden.
What'cha think, am I being paranoid?