A good bit of advice from Craig and Bud.
All resins continue to cure (allbeit very slowly) over the years and as they
do, they shrink a little The longer you can leave it between filling and
sanding, the better the finish you will achieve. If you have ever walked
down a flight line of Europas and noticed the clear outline of spars and
ribs in the beautifully painted wing surfaces, it's because the filler
contined to shrink after they were painted.
If (like me) your build extends to years rather than months, you could fill
the wings (as per Bud's instructions) and simply leave them and move onto
other tasks before returning to flattening and painting. I left mine for
over six months.
I too have had great results with SuperFil, though the downside is cost.
Happy New Year to everyone
Nigel
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig" <craigb@onthenet.com.au>
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:17 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Filling/Painting Classic wings & Tail. SUPERFIL?
SP106?
>
> As always great advice from bud, one thing I found when doing my
> tailplanes
> was that it seems much easier to
> Sand if the filler is left for a few days or more to cure.
>
> Sanding a few hours after cure using RADID hardener seemed very hard work,
> paper continually clogging
> But the same surface a couple of days later was much better, and no
> clogging
>
> Good luck
>
> craig
>
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