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Optional Wing Fillet
On the original prototypes, a small wing fillet of Sig Epoxolite was installed.
The main purpose of this was to make a good seal at the wingfuselage joint. It
was put on after the model was covered with Koverall and clear doped. On
models with plastic film covering, fillet first. In this case it will be easier to
cover the model if the putty is trimmed off flush with the fuselage side rather
than given a fillet shape.
Here is the procedure for making an Epoxolite fillet:
1. Mask off the side of the fuselage-where the Epoxolite will be applied. It
need not be a very wide strip - about 1/8" was used on the prototypes.
2. Tape a strip of wax paper on top of the wing on each side where the
fuselage will touch the wing.
3. Apply a bead of Sig Epoxolite to the fuselage side bottoms.
4. Put the wing on and bolt in place. This will cause the putty to squeeze
out from under the fuselage onto the wax paper protective strips on the
wing.
5. Spread the excess putty onto the 1/8" strip of exposed fuselage side
and start a rudimentary fillet shape.
6. After the Epoxolite has gotten partly stiffened, shape the fillet further
using a wetted finger or tool of the desired shape.
7. Allow the Epoxolite to set up.
8. As soon as it is hard, but not fully cured, remove the wing.
9. Trim off the excessthat squeezed into the inside of the fuselage and
even the outside edge of the fillet.
10.
Smooth the outside edge of the fillet and shape the fillet with a round
tool covered with coarse sandpaper - 60 or 80 garnet. If you use fine
paper it will clog up too rapidly. Be careful not to sand through the
masking tape protecting the fuselage, but sand down to it so that the
tape can be peeled off, leaving a clean edge on the fillet.
11.
After the fillet has cured (24 hours), fine sand it and feather the edge
formed by the masking tape into the fuselage side.
Don't get carried away with this idea, it can get heavy. Keep the fillet small.
This same procedure can be used just to seal the wing-fuselage joint without
an external fillet. No tape on fuselage necessary in this case, just trim off
excess Epoxolite flush with the fuselage before it cures completely