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Installed the rear baffel to the right fuel tank today. I mixed 110 grams of proseal which turned out to be about perfect (100 grams/10 grams for a 1/10 mixture) I had to break into the second quart can for most of the mix. It looks like two quart cans is way overkill. 1 quart and one pint kit would have been more than enough.

The left tank baffel took me 6 hours to complete (with the Z bracket screw up) The right baffel took 3 hours from start to finish. That included cleaning up all of the clecos. Proseal is messy stuff. If you don't want it every where, you have to constantly wipe tools off.

The tanks are done. Overall working with proseal, wet riveting etc. is not as terrible as it's made out to be. I found gloves to be hard to work in and settled for lots of wiing with paper twels.

I'll let them cure for a week or so, then test fo leaks.

I also have an older pint kit from back on the tail feather trailing edges. I have had it in the freezer fo rthe last 2-3 years. I didn't trust it for the fuel tank, but used it recently to install the NACA vent in the rear and it sets up fine, no issue. I guess I put the pint and extra quart back in the freezer when I am done with the aileron and flap trailing edges.

Taking a week off to go to Sun n' Fun and check out engine shop options among other things

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