kearney(at)shaw.ca
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 Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: There was an old woman .... |
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Hi
One of the things I have learned in building my -10 (some assembly still required), is there is a huge amount that I don’t know. For example, as I was building my tail cone I ended up leaving some dents and dings in the cone that make me winch every time I look at it.
Anyway, as I am coming close to where I have to attach the cone to the fuse (a step I have been avoiding for logistical reasons), I keep looking at the cone wondering what I should do about my less than perfect work. Last Monday, I rented a small van and took my cone out to my paint shop to get an opinion. He took one look at the “minor imperfections” and said they were nothing. To demonstrate he mixed up some aluminium filler filled one of the dents and then sanded it done so it was smooth as a baby’s butt.
He also showed me the before / after photos of a C&^%&%172 that had hail damage on the wings. Amazing…
I now know what magic a good shop can do. The “outies” were what was bothering me the most. These he said were easily dealt with as well. I rapidly realized I was being a worry wart old woman…. (no offence to PC worry wart old women intended…)
Serendipity being what it is, I was glad I went as he had a Glasair Sportsman in the shop for painting. It was an “11 day to taxi” with the windows not quite complete. I saw how the windows were Silpruf’d in with a “trench” around the perimeter. I believe the plan was to Silpruf the trench and use this as a trim ring around the window. I believe the upside to this was that it would be *easier* to replace a window. I have just received the Glasair Silpuf video so I look forward to seeing how this really works.
Cheers
Les Kearney
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