hornet driver
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I got up at the crack of dawn today and took on the challenge. Yesterday I took time and poked tiny holes in all the bubbles I could find . I next sanded the surface down with 100 grit. Any areas that might give me problems I took the attitude of "WHEN IN DOUBT, SAND IT OUT". The temps were cool and the sun was not over the tree line so I had some time on my hand. First I masked off the areas just outside the wing root area. I don't want to sand the resin against the soft foam so I'll just make this some kind of panel line..------I next mixed up a batch of resin "HOT" and applied it to the top surfaces first-----I pulled the masking tape before the resin began to set--I had to work fast. Next I hit the bottom ----followed by the nose-----The rocket got two applications of resin..All in all it came out pretty smooth. The only areas that might require a little sanding effort are where I overlapped the resin or did a spot touch up!!. I did put three coats on the shoulder of the nose so I can start working out that problem. Later tonight I'll get the lug aligned and epoxied in.Over the next couple of days I'll surface sand the rocket--AGAIN--. It does appear that this process worked although this added weight that I could have done without--More later---H