REFLECTOR: fairing in back of windows

[Ron Brown]

The newer kits have the rear window moldings included.  Mine was shipped in 
1999 and it had moldings for the rear windows and the windshield.  The 
windows in the doors do take more care since there is no molding for them. 
Seems like I did not use any cloth on these - just micro.

Ronnie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures at cox.net>
To: "'Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list'" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:10 AM
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: fairing in back of windows


>I covered the micro filler with fine BID - I think that's what my manual
> suggested.  It is also general practice to cover that later with 
> upholstery
> - generally by taping off around the inside edge of  the windows and 
> making
> a molding by laying up about a three plys of BID.  This gets trimmed up 
> and
> covered with upholstery and screwed into place.
>
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
> Behalf Of Grigore Rosu
> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 6:33 AM
> To: reflector at tvbf.org
> Subject: REFLECTOR: fairing in back of windows
>
> I was not able to find an aswer in the archives (which, btw, are not at
> all easy to search, one needs to go through each month and use browser's
> "find"), so here I am with another question.
>
> Is the microbaloon slury that we use for fairing the back of the windows
> going to be visible from the inside of the airplane once the airplane is
> finished, or some window-frames will cover it?  I understand that we
> should smooth and trim it as well as we can while it is still wet, because
> it will be hard to sand/trim after it cures, but I do not understand
> whether this is important because the fairing will be visible or for other
> reasons.
>
> The reason for my concern is the following.  A hint in the manual says:
> "it is not mandatory, but you can also back up this Micro-Balloon with a
> ply of BID arround the windows".  I would not mind doing it, but I would
> be concerned with how it looks in case that will remain visible; I think
> a smooth microbaloon can be made to look better than a ply of BID.
>
> Grigore
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