Once
the 5 layers of polycyclic have been put on and one final touch up with
the sand paper, it is time to paint. The material I used are
high build automotive primer, acrylic putty, a bar sander and a ton of
sand paper
First
spray the area with primer. Let it dry, then sand it with a bar
sander. Keep sanding until most of the primer is gone.
Whatever is left is a low spot, so the next step is to fill all of the
low areas with acrylic automotive putty.
Once
that dries, sand it with the bar sander again. The primer and the
putty have filled the major blemishes and now it is time for another
round of primer. This completes the circle, I just repeat the
steps until surface is as smooth as I want it to be.
Looking
at the pictures, it looks like a have a ton of putty filling the low
areas. I don't think it is as bad as it looks. The layers
of putty are really thin, but I definitely am worried about adding too
much weight to the overall plane
The fuselage is ready for painting. The windows are installed and I am thrilled with the way they turned out.
I am just finishing up priming some misc pieces, control surfaces and hatches, then it is on to final painting.
