Friday, April 3, 2020

Covering - Interior, Left Front

Covered the left front interior today. This was the most difficult piece yet. A lot of cuts and things to go around. Just took my time and it came out ok.
Learned a few things, like using a piece of fabric as a backing for a couple of long cuts. The cuts were to allow the fabric to pass over some fuselage frame members. The backing helped hold the cuts together when the fabric shrinks. Otherwise, the fabric would just curl and present a real problem to fix. I learned this when applying the fabric to begin with and one of the cuts started to separate and curl. Had to step back and think about the situation for a few minutes. The backing fabric solved the issue.
I will final shrink and apply the finishing tapes and doilies on in the morning before starting on the right side. A pic of the doilies ready to go tomorrow.
I also wet sanded the spinner again and shot it with another three coats of clear. It's almost finished.