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Old 08-07-2019, 07:01 AM
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Default Composite Jet finish care and feeding

Waiting on my first composite air frame and since I have plenty of time to wait,I had a few questions.
1. What do you guys use to clean/polish/protect the paint and finish.
2. Is there a certain procedure or type of drill-bit/dremel attachment that you guys use to cut the surface when required to avoid any chipping or cracking. In my experience depending on the fiberglass work some can be fragile and prone to chipping.
3. What do you guys use to protect areas such as ventral strakes, underside or wingtips etc from damage ( it is a sport jet so scale fidelity is a non issue). Bvm has some little CF triangles I assume you just glue on but didn't know if there was a better option.
4. Finally; I use Hysol, and 30 min epoxy for my builds up to now unless there is something better.

Thanks for all the help
Matt