Ed,

Yet another very informative post. Many thanks.

I'm the one planning on using the carbon veil instead of glass. I read about its use on, I believe, a CL plane, and again more recently where it was described as being light and offering a bit more ding prevention. I've got some .3 oz. that should be arriving today from ACP.

For sheeting foam cores and applying glass, I've been happily using West Systems products. As you advise, wet out the cloth and then squeegee like the dickens.

This time, just to be different, I plan to try Bill's 2-part urethane method. Thanks to you mentioning the possible problem of the PPG (not the brand I bought) urethane not hardening, I will do a test. Besides, I need to find out if Ultracote will work over the carbon veil and urethane. Since my field is at 7,000 feet, I want to use the Ultracote to save some weight. If it doesn't work over the veil, I'll find someone who knows how to paint. I've never done it and don't have any equipment.

Cheers,
Richard