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| I used a single coat of epoxy as a guide coat. The low spots were shiny. |
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| There was an ugly joggle near the sump on one side. Some pour foam filled it in, then some micro and a BID patch over it should keep it from cracking. |
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| I used green painters tape to mark some low spots that needed filled in a little more. I scuffed up the shiny epoxy first before putting some 410 filler on so had some white micro underneath the cream colored 410 to help see the re-filled areas. |
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| Box tape and some painters tape was used to keep the cowl from getting bonded to the cowl lip. Some of the cowl screws needed a little tap with a screwdriver bit and hammer to break them loose. The hack saw blade worked good for opening up the seam. |
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| Still not perfect but you can see how much a dust ridge shows in the light. |
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| The low spot is nearly gone. An AN washer is casting a several inch shadow for reference. |
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| West Systems manual instructs to roll and tip the barrier coat on. The plans say to squeegee and wipe the excess off. |
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| The roller left an orange peel surface and the brush smoothed the ridges. Each layer is applied at alternate angles. |
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| 3 layers of epoxy on. |
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| Some runs on the vertical surfaces. |
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| Pinholes in the epoxy were prevalent on the horizontal surfaces caused by out gassing/not squeegeeing. OTOH, the thickness of the epoxy was very consitent whereas the squeegee method I used on the wings resulted in waviness but no pinholes. |
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| Initially I was using 180 grit wet sand to eliminate the shine and identify low spots again. |
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| Still sanding .... |
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| ...and more sanding. |
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