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Date:  11-17-2014
Number of Hours:  6.00
Manual Reference:  ch 25
Brief Description:  Cowls get Skim coats

I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing but I ran out of West systems RIGHT when I finished up a skim coat on both cowls. Using the Squeegee really helped press the resin into most of the smallest pinholes, so I added micro to the last of the resin and spent 30 minutes hunting for the last of the larger pin Holes. Actually I think I got all of them which means several coats of West is really not needed. And that means Less sanding :) The other bummer is that I'm down to just a few ounces of Z-Grip as well! I'd hate to buy a gallon of grip and West, when the airplane is virtually finished. BUT, I'm sure that as the airplane changes over the next few months, The need will be there so I'll probably order some more.
I started the day spot filling everywhere I could, then sanding it all down to 220 grit. At 220, a slight sheen began to expose some really sneaky low spots and I was able to tackle them as well. Because I saw those spots, it was a nice surprise to see the contour is almost PERFECT when adding the skim coat. NICE! I don't want to spend TOO much time on this cowling but I do want it presentable.
It looks like a 30 degree day with 20mph winds will keep me from the hangar tomorrow again, which means I should be able to have BOTH cowls in Primer tomorrow. If I get the primer on early enough I may actually be able to wet sand them, and spray FINAL primer as well! How cool would that be! and WAY ahead of schedule.
Wednesday, my pitot/static system, and transponder will be getting certified so I'll be braving the cold then! :)
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Spot fillin

Spot fillin

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Skim and micro spot fill

Skim and micro spot fill

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Skim coat action

Skim coat action

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