Sunday, December 9, 2012

Patience!!

It seems like forever!  These ama's for Tridarka need to be carefully and methodically fared and filled with epoxy fairing compound.  I generally buy this from Jamestown Distributors.
It is quite hideously expensive. So far, it is the only compound that goes on smoothly and sands reasonably well.  Caveat: you must sand within twenty-four hours or it gets so hard you'd need a jack hammer.  The weather is not exactly conducive to epoxy work at this time of the year.  Although it seems like global warming is giving us longer and longer warm spells in the winter.  Last March, most of the month was near 80 degrees.
This is what the cans of epoxy fairing compound look like.  It takes a mix of A and B which color blends to let you know you have it thoroughly mixed.
So it's fill, fair, and sand until the whole ama looks good with a nice coating of paint.  I will use hi-build primer so I can get even more fairing done.  Funny how being retired makes it all take longer than ever.

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