After waiting 48 hours and some final sanding with 800 grit,
The final gloss black paint was sprayed.
Probably a good thing I blackened the inside surfaces early on. This is a tough one to get an even coat on, lots of inside corners.
The masking tape was removed to see the metallic black on the vanes.
The contrast probably wasn't worth the extra effort. It shows up much better in direct sunlight.
There are a few spots where the tape edge pulled up bits of gloss black. These will require an easy touchup.
The shock cord mount is glued in 2" from the top of the BT-55 upper tube.
I marked the shock cord at the 2" mark and used that as a depth gauge to set it at the proper position, easily clearing the nose cone base.
I always put my "teabag" in folds-side to the tube. You appear to have done it opposite. Do you always do it that way and I'm only now noticing? Does is make any real difference?
ReplyDelete-Phill
Hi Phill,
DeleteThe position and facing of the tri-fold mount just depends on my mood. Looking back in a search, I tend to glue them in with the folds to the outside. Maybe trying to get a better glue bond at the upper end where that exposed widest part of the mount, with the Estes logo. Gluing it in the other way, it's hard to get that raised top end flat. I've never had a failure doing it this way.