For waviness and depressions, use Superfil by Poly-Fiber. Then sand using a straight sanding board. This can be purchased from Spruce. Then prime.
Ken Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Bellville" <[email protected]> To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 7:02 AM Subject: Re: KR>Sanding and lovin it > 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" <[email protected]> > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > 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 > > [email protected] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Timothy Bellville" <[email protected]> > > To: "KRnet" <[email protected]> > > 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" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > 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 > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > 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 [email protected] > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > > > > _______________________________________ > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
