Sunday, December 6, 2009

Wing Tips

November 16
Started on the Wing Tips.
The first thing I did was to trip all the excess off.  This was not bad.  The fiberglass tips were scribed where to cut.  Also the fiberglass add on for the wing tip lights had to be trimmed and they were also scribed.  After they were cut to size I fitted them to the lwings and drilled the attach holes.
Now the work started. I had to epoxy the molded fiberglass attachments for the wingtip lights on as well as the rear rib.  I let these sit overnight.
November 17
Now I epoxyed a foam filler over the rib to fill in the wing tip end where the aielron slot is. This is just for looks.
Now the sanding starts.  I sanded all the edges down where the fixture for the wingtip light fixture has been epoxied on and feathered it in.  Now I used a filler to fill in all the areas needed to make a smoothe transition.
I also sanded all the surfaces in preparation for the high build primer.
I fitted the wing tip lights and drilled the holes for them.