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Old 05-01-2011, 10:35 AM
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Default Remove Hatches when Fiberglassing??

When I epoxy fiberglass my wing I was thinking of leaving the various hatches such as aileron and flap servo hatches, in place and then cutting them out just before the epoxy is hard - say when it is sort of "spongy". I'm curious how you guys handle this. I thought it would give me much better hatch lines and blend them into the wing better. Some say they like to remove them and cover them separately and that the epoxy could soak down into the hatch edges making them impossible to remove!!
Any thoughts?