Sanded the area around the main spar near the stabilizer hinge. Sprayed
(lightly) a couple pieces of 200g carbon fabric with 3M77; this makes them
sticky and prevents from fraying too easily. Cut the reinforcement patches on a
bias. Applied two (dry but sticky) layes to the joint between the spar and the
skins, as per the drawings. Saturated the fabric with laminating epoxy using a
brush. The rear patches got messed up slightly due to being very small and easy
to get distorted.
The next morning the epoxy was mostly hard but still a bit green. Warmed up the epoxy with a heat gun slightly to get it softer. Trimmed the excess fabric with a knife - this is a lot easier than trimming a fully hardened laminate. Later in the day when the epoxy was fully hard, sanded the edges and all sharp loose fibers.
The next morning the epoxy was mostly hard but still a bit green. Warmed up the epoxy with a heat gun slightly to get it softer. Trimmed the excess fabric with a knife - this is a lot easier than trimming a fully hardened laminate. Later in the day when the epoxy was fully hard, sanded the edges and all sharp loose fibers.
