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From: "Greenbacks, Ltd." <N4ZQ@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: LNC2 Cowl...hideous & hateful

I could use a little guidance from all you fiberglass wizards...

Having applied (with care) my heat gun to several areas of the lower  
cowl, bubbles started to form in the gel coat...
Sanding away the gel reveals air pockets trapped between the gel and  
glass beneath so obviously, if these cowl pieces were manufactured  
using the vacuum bagging process (which I doubt), Lancair was pretty  
light in the vacuum department! I suspect they were wet layups to  
begin with.

So the question is this. In normal use and with hot engine  
compartment temps together with baking in the sun, do bubbles  
eventually start to form and become visible in the paint, especially  
on the upper cowl??? Should I remove the gel and fill all voids.

Best wishes to all for a MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Angier Ames
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