I haven't done it yet, but this is what I plan on doing. Darwin Barrie, my fiberglass consigliere , sent me to CST for some really lightweight cloth/tape that is perfect for this purpose.dwilson said:3) Fill and then cover with a fine mesh fiberglass cloth
pierre smith said:Hi,
#1. Pop rivet 'em on and paint them. If you use fiberglass, are you going to stretch it over the stab as well? You're asking for more weight/time/expense.
KISS, IMHO
1100 hours, and the only spot where the gap has made itself evident is where I sanded through the fiberglass.AndrewTR30 said:http://www.rvproject.com/20031228.html
Vans says uneven expansion and contraction can cause the joint to crack if you only fill it in. I think the layer of cloth will prevent this.
Dan C. any comments?
szicree said:As a guy who's done quite a lot of body and paint work I can't quite get my head around the "strip of cloth" method. Where the cloth meets the metal it will stand proud of the metal skin a small but visible amount. To blend this invisibly into the metal will require filler to extend well out (several inches) onto the skin. I've seen many of these tails up close. The ones in primer look ok, but would look like **** under paint. Some of the ones I've seen with paint have a slight bulge, others have some cracking visible. To be fair, I have seen several that look perfect, but I expect there is a lot of filler under there.
saw a plane (7A) like this and it looked very nice and finished.. have seen some awesome ones three years agao all finished and slick now they all have small cracks (very small) and what not. i am leaning myself to the rivet em on and paint. this looks way better than you think.pierre smith said:Hi,
#1. Pop rivet 'em on and paint them. If you use fiberglass, are you going to stretch it over the stab as well? You're asking for more weight/time/expense.
KISS, IMHO