Sanding and Filling the Body

Once the glue was dry and all the staples were carefully removed, I began to sand. I used 100 grit paper because that's what we had. The book calls for 80 grit, but I am more comfortable with the 100 grit as it is a bit more forgiving. I can always sand more, but I can't unsand.

We attached a shop vacuum to the sander to keep down the cedar dust, but also to collect it to be used in fillling any cracks. It is important to fill any cracks in the body so no airlock is created to stop the fiber glass from adhereing to the body.

Randy mixed Fairing Compound with the correctly measured amounts of epoxy and hardner. Then he added the cedar dust until he reached a good colour for filling. The cedar dust from the sander is as fine as flour.

Once the filler is dry, it will be sanded and any missed flaws will be filled.