ORIGINAL: Ed Smith
The primary purpose of glassing a model is not structural strength but rather to create a smooth substrate by which to paint. No more, no less.
I cannot understand either why such a simple subject turned hostile. It takes only one person to do this with statements like the above. There are many reasons and methods for glassing aircraft. The above statement is simply wrong. It shows a lack of experience about the subject.
Ed S
West System 105 Resin throughly mixed with 209 hardener using the supplied pumps can have Denatured Alcohol added for purposes of reducing the viscosity of the mixture.
This is a
"tried and proven" method of thinning epoxy. It has been for more than twenty years.
It's not hard, it's easy........