Paul Wrote:
I have some repairs to the belly that need two layers of fiberglas. Can't flip
he finished bird. Any clever tips of how to glass upside down. Folks from down
nder must have to do this all the time ;).
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Paul,
Depends on the size of the repair. If its small you should be able to work it
as normal. Although if you have a large area you may need to look at using a
piece of thin ply 3/32" like the plane is built with and putting packing tape
over it and using it to stop any sagging you might get by holding it in place
while your lay up sets. If you have an area with a radius you might want to
look at using metal as used for valley flashing available from your home supply
store. I have used this method on boats and it seemed to work well. You will
still need to feather the final product. I use two layers of glass cut to the
same size as the hole and then two more feathering out larger than each one to
get good strength. I lay up the glass on the wood or metal in reverse order
larger to smaller and then place it over the patch. I might be the only one to
do this but it works for me.
Steve Phillabaum
KR2Swide
Shorter, Alabama
334-740-0066
