The mornings progress.
On the canopy the two glass pains are bubbled out for the second pilots seat.
This is a key detail that is unique to the chipmunk canopy.
So I asked Chad Veich to make me up some bubble windows.
They came out great
All the other glass windows are in and the canopy is done short of some final detailing.
I need to paint the inside frame white and do a little more detailing, then a good cleaning.
The way I designed the canopy frame with the carbon fiber rods framing the window frames lock in the plastic. I just cut them to fit and snap them in.
Thin CA was used to tack them in, got one drop on the glass and another smear, so I will be polishing that out later with the Novus system cleaners.
The canopy came out really nice, thanks Chad
I hit the wing with a second coat of primer. I forgot to change the nozzle to the primer nozzle 2.2 the first time, I had the 1.4 in.
It sprays much better with the 2.2. I mixed up 8oz and reduced it and sprayed away.
I am experimenting with a wing painting jig that will allow me to rotate the wing from top to bottom.
For the primer I just used a clamp but for the paint I will add an arm and a swivel so I can flip it from top to TE to bottom.
For me having the surface at a slight angle instead of completely flat works best.
So the wing is drying and I will wet sand it and make it ready for the white primer, that should be here later this week.
I am so glade I caned the rattle can, so much easier and a better job as the result.
Onward.
TB