Quickie Q2 Lite, Construction Manual

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PREPARING THE TOP CANARD FOAM CORES FOR GLASSING
..... At the leading edge, feather the bottom skin to a feather edge at
the tangent point just 1ike you did on the main wing. Prepare the canard
top surface just like you did the canard bottom surface. (See "Preparing
The Canard Cores For Glassing"). Be sure and spend time carefully
smoothing out the canard stiffener area, and the flox corners on either
end of the center section core. Remember that the flox corners are much
harder than the foam surrounding them, so go easy.
..... You must really prepare the top canard surface well, and remove all
bumps, joggles, and other irregularities if you want a pretty looking,
lightweight canard on your aircraft. REMEMBER! If you are not satisfied
with how the canard top surface foam cores look, Don't go on to the next
step.
LAMINATING THE TOP SKIN AND TOP SPAR CAPS
..... Just to be sure, check the canard tip level lines one more time,
and shim to get both of them absolutely level. (Have you noticed how they
seem to shift by osmosis?)