RE: "Glassing" an airplane
Dave,
I wasn't confusing a fiberglass fuse with covering with fiberglass. I read here, on RCU somewhere, that glassing would produce a lighter finish than shrink film. I didn't understand that at the time, but I do understand the structural strength gain. I also like the idea of painting, especially since there are virtually no limits to the colors you can get in automotive paints. And there is always the chance that you can pick up some colors that were mixed incorrectly, or that someone else ordered and didn't pick up, at some ridiculously low price.
So, as I understand it now, the two options on a wing (open bays) are 1) completely sheet and then glass and paint the wing, or 2) cover the wing with heat shrink film and get paint to match the film color. Are there other options? And wouldn't sheeting and glassing a wing make it terribly heavy?
Thanks for the input, guys. Keep it coming. I'm gonna do this and any ideas anyone has will help.
Max