irocleis

Hello im a new member to the site so I hope im posting in the correct area... but anyway I was going to fiberglass my one P51 mustang EPO plane for 1a to strengthen the aircraft and second so I can do a nice paint job I have in mind... so my question is this, what happens with the ailerons / elevators / and rudder once the fiberglass is applied.? Does it stay flexible or do I have to cut these pieces out and use a joint tape, or is there another technique . Thanks for the help guys I appreciate it.

harralk

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Fiberglass is very rigid once it cures.  Make sure you find a resin/hardener combination that's compatible with the foam.  There's a composites forum on this site, they have a lot of information and helpful members. 

irocleis

Ok thanks im gonna look for /and check out that forum.

Edwin

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I dunno! I can see a lot of weight being added. Another finish to consider is LS2 from wow planes. You paint it directly onto foam. You prep the foam with whatever your favorite filler is, I use light weight spackling and sand smooth. http://www.wowplanes.com/index.php?c...81966ee6dc2831
I've used it on biplane struts and liked it. Do a search, there are threads on covering a whole plane with it.
Edwin

irocleis

Ya I've been finding more and more as I search google. Maybe fiberglass isn't the correct approach for the small foam planes ( 52") like I mentioned before I would really just like to get a great glassy finish paint job as an end result.

irocleis

The only thing I really haven't found out about through my search is how to keep the flexibility of the different sound flaps on the plane. All my foam plans are fairly new so I haven't had to deal with any broken flaps yet

Edwin

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Sound flaps?