Thanks for all the info guys, but I get the impression that I've led you astray about the finish on my bird, It was not about pinholes as much as it was about wavyness of the layups, like when you look down the beam of the wings there is some wavy countoures to it, they were all hand layed up panels and I will never be able to match the finish of a vaccuum bag part. And I have used that bondo spot puddy for years, and it does work great,but needs to be primed over. I have saved about 1/2 gal of primer for this. Thanks again guys. Now please when you see her at a fly in or airshow don't judge her too harsly on the finish,but be glad that there is another added to the flying ranks. Tim KR2 N7038V
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Stone" <rsto...@hot.rr.com> To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 7:05 PM Subject: Re: KR>Sanding and lovin it > Tim, > You can get a perfect finish with very little trouble and NO pin holes. > You are now at the stage where you need to do the following. Just get a tube > of bondo (it comes like a tube of tooth paste). Use your index finger and > go over the entire aircraft and wipe a finger of Bondo on each and every > hole you find. Keep the tube when you are finished to use for minor repairs > later. When you are finshed with this first step your aircraft will look > like it has the measles. Then sand with a fine grit paper and paint. Years > ago when I built a KR-2, this is what I did and the aircraft won first prize > in the composit division, Chino airport, at the 1977 Fly-in and air show, > Chino, California. > > Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx > rsto...@hot.rr.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Timothy Bellville" <soner...@worldnet.att.net> > To: "KRnet" <kr...@mylist.net> > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 1:16 PM > Subject: Re: KR>Sanding and lovin it > > > > Gee Guys, > > You are making ME worry about the quality of my finish. > > After two coats of smooth prime,and three of u2k, I have decided that I > will > > never reach even close to a perfect finish, So I made the command decision > > to declare it done, and ready for paint. Small imperfections be damed. I > > want to fly this thing this spring and I don't want to add any more wt. > with > > fillers. > > I have a rare KR2 in the respect that it only weighs 535lbs. empty(before > > finish paint). > > Now for a new one to chew on, is it permisable to make your own Data plate > > from raw stock? > > Or do you have to use an approved plate? > > Thanks > > TIM > > KR2 N7038V > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dan Heath" <da...@alltel.net> > > To: <kr...@mylist.net> > > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:31 AM > > Subject: Re: KR>Sanding and lovin it > > > > > > Joe, > > > > My experience has been, that after the Smooth Prime, comes the real > priming > > and sanding. At least then, you can wet sand it. There is no way that you > > will have all the pin holes out of it after smooth prime, so now the real > > work begins. > > > > The nice thing about having that layer of Smooth Prime on there is that, > if > > you put on a grey primer, you quickly know when it is time to stop > sanding, > > look for pin holes, fill them, prime, and start sanding all over again. > > > > Ain't it fun? > > > > See N64KR at http://KR-Builder.org - Then click on the pics > > > > Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC > > > > da...@kr-builder.org > > > > See you in Mt. Vernon - 2004 - KR Gathering > > > > See our EAA Chapter 242 at http://EAA242.org > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
