Roland asked if I could patch some pinhole leaks in his wing foiling board. He had brought it over when I got his repaired fuselage back to him. We put it in the sun and it started weeping holes all over the back. Since these pictures, Roland had put his knee through the deck and had another two cracks that needed to be repaired. I put it back out in the sun to check if it was dry - all good and ready to be fixed.
I'm really putting these up for me - to make sure I got all the pinhole leaks. I ended up sanding down the old repairs to clear the excess, and have a mechanical surface for the fiberglass and epoxy to bond to.
I used 2 ounce cloth, but layered them up to cover the repairs - will fit the repair areas better than straight 4 or 6 ounce. I got a lot of coverage on the tail repairs, so everything should be sealed up tight.
Tomorrow is sanding to fair in the repairs, then adding a light fill coat. Thursday will be the final sanding and cover shot with blue paint. Friday the board goes back to Roland to foil this weekend.
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