I was on the road for several days last week, so I didn't make much progress on the project. I took a week of vacation this week, so I'm trying to make progress on the fibreglas.
Yesterday I sanded the canopy skirt so much my arms were aching. I finally realized that I needed to get some better sanding blocks - something with a decent handle so it is not so hard to hang onto them. The new ones work much better.
Today I did some more sanding, put some filler over the rivet heads, and sanded some more. Late this afternoon I taped some garbage bags over the plexiglas, and sprayed the first coat of primer on the canopy skirt. I knew the surface wasn't smooth enough yet, but the primer helps you see where the uneven areas are. And there sure are a lot of spots that need filler. Wow. I still have a lot of work to do on this yet.
I've done several cycles of sand, prime, repeat on the tail surface tips. They are almost ready for a coat of silver paint, except for the one on the bottom of the rudder. Tomorrow I'll start on it, and the empennage fairing, and the cowlings. Plus more sanding on the canopy skirt. Ugh. :( I don't know how people actually build a composite aircraft. I've only got a few square feet of the stuff to deal with, and it is just about driving me nuts trying to get it smooth enough for paint.