Tiny dents on the wing's bottom skin

[ymc9]

I managed to make a few tiny dents on the wing bottom skin. When pealing the blue film, I thought I had a good surface beneath, but I didn't.

I'm wondering if it's worth trying to fix them. I think they're cosmetic, especially on the bottom side of the wings. Will the painting eventually cover them well enough?

Sorry, it's not easy to take good pictures of the shiny skin.

 

[jsalley]

I managed to make a few tiny dents on the wing bottom skin. When pealing the blue film, I thought I had a good surface beneath, but I didn't.

I'm wondering if it's worth trying to fix them. I think they're cosmetic, especially on the bottom side of the wings. Will the painting eventually cover them well enough?

Sorry, it's not easy to take good pictures of the shiny skin.

Easily filled before priming and painting.

 

[skelrad]

I WISH all of the dents I've made in my skins were that small! I personally just circle all of the "educational divots" with a sharpie to mark them and will hit them with a little filler prior to paint. Fixing tiny dents is a personal choice since most are just cosmetic, depending how visible they are and how much they'll bug you 10 years down the road.

 

[ymc9]

Easily filled before priming and painting.

Thank you! That's what I want to know.

 

[ymc9]

I WISH all of the dents I've made in my skins were that small! I personally just circle all of the "educational divots" with a sharpie to mark them and will hit them with a little filler prior to paint. Fixing tiny dents is a personal choice since most are just cosmetic, depending how visible they are and how much they'll bug you 10 years down the road.

I'll do the same, forget about it, and move on then

 

[PhatRV]

On my RV8, I filled in some of the indentation on the empenage made by the rivet guns. There are some similar dents on the underside of the wings. I decided against filler because I know of another builder who did a 100% filler job and his plane is on the heavy side. It turned out, people don't see the minor imperfections underneath the wings. Plus they don't affect the flying quality in any way that I can notice.

 

[ymc9]

Got it. I didn't know filler can add a noticeable amount of weight. Maybe there are just so many places you can fill. Good to know that in advance!

 

[PhatRV]

Got it. I didn't know filler can add a noticeable amount of weight. Maybe there are just so many places you can fill. Good to know that in advance!

I think the build went overboard. A little filler to cover the area that are noticeable is okay.