I know it has been hot around the country so I will not get much empathy when I say it is hard to get up enthusiasm for sanding and fairing. The difference here in South West FLA. is that when you go to sleep its 87 and when you wake up its 85 and then around noon the heat index is 108.
With that said I have put off major sanding till October [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
Too keep going on the project I have been in the process of recessing my receivers and making 3 different size hatch covers.
First...I know this is getting anal however I did not like the look of the receiver sitting on top of the sole cockpit (it the ridge sticking up).
The first thing to recess is to make a template that is the same shape except larger than the receiver. Same technique I used in recessing the high speed pick up.
Route and clean up
Check the fit before removing TP
Final fit
After that was done ( 4x ) 3 different size receivers. I then needed to make the hatch covers. This has been well documented before but I will give you the short on how I do it.
After the female mold is made.
Products Used
A. 4 coats of dura tec
B. Sand mold with 120
C. Radius with clay
D. 5 coats of mold release wax
E. 3 coats of PVA
F. 3-4 coats of dura tec
G. Resin and then glass and core
Mold after Step D
When it is popped out everything should be perfect....WRONG
After step 4 on the first hatch cover I stopped and put the part aside for the next day (forgot the reason why). When it came time to lay up the glass I noticed that the PVA was lifting away from the mold. I thought that I could lay up anyway and put more weight on the core and press it back down. This did not work and as you see in the picture I have a few air pockets and a nice void around the edge of the hatch. This only happened on the first hatch, since the rest of them I laid up as soon as the dura tec was dry.
Ready to Pop
We have a problem
First hatch faired and Second Hatch Good
Three size of hatches
For my Ice chest hatch I made the core out of Urethane Foam
Finally I could set the receivers in place with 5200 and call it a day (more like a week).
Back side of receiver with 5200
Front side cleaned up and smooth
Trial fit with hatch and hinge
Hopefully I can get the floor in before Labor day
