KR> Slick finish.
Hi Mike Over here we have been using the dry micro method over the layup for the construction of all Whisper motorglider wings, stabilizers and rudders. The surface is covered in a light "sacrificial layer of glass to cover any gaps in the weave of the heavier biaxial structural layer underneath. we then pour on a generous amount of dry micro and lightly massage it into the weave of the top layer. This goes a long way to eliminating pinholes and after sanding the wing down with a "longboard" untill roughly halfway through the sacrificial layer an 8m long wing can be faired to final coat stage with less than 1kg of resin/micro mix. Regards Dene Collett Avlec Projects cc Port Elizabeth South Africa
KR> Slick finish.
Mike Sylvester wrote: >The reason I ask is I attended a composite class while at Sun N Fun and the >speaker recommended, after wetting out the glass and sqeegeing off the >excess to pour dry micro balloons over the wing and brush it around to fill >in the weave.< That method is mentioned in the old newsletters, so it must work.Micro is pretty cheap stuff, and that sounds awfully easy, so I'd say it's worth a try. Who knows...you might reinvent another wheel for us... Mark Langford N56ML "at" hiwaay.net website at http://www.N56ML.com
