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Old 12-14-2004 | 11:17 PM
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Default RE: Howard Engineering - Qwik Fli III – Build

After the glass setup overnight the fun part started. I used a sanding block that was about 1.5 feet long and 50 grit paper to sand down the glass cloth on the outside. The long block is important because you want the new glass to blend into the overall shape of the fuselage. Change out to finer grit as you work the glass down. This is a messy job that I usually do out in the backyard. Take your time and keep working it smooth. Using you hand and feeling along the sanded area works better for getting it smooth than looking at it by eye. In the last image you can see that I added one coat of just resin after sanding it smooth. After the new resin setup I sanded it down smooth.

To be continued..
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