At 06:49 PM 3/4/2014, you wrote: >I suspect there are numerous builders who are like me - a bit scared of >fibreglass due to total inexperience with it. Wing skins, where the >quality of the work is important for both structural and aesthetic reasons >strike me as a less than ideal place to learn. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Tony, and other beginners, Someone famous once said " the only thing we have to fear is fear itself". And so it goes with fiberglass. The only thing you have to fear is developing an allergy to the resin. I had zero experience with glassing, or building an airplane for that matter, when I started. You won't start with the wings and by the time you get that far it will be old hat. Learning by doing will happen rather quickly. Read up on glassing and develop a knowledge base. Watch a few builders, try some test layups, watch a video, the info is out there. The only real "trick" to a good layup, if there really is a trick, is to get the underlying foam done right. If the foam is done right, the layup practically takes care of itself, you merely go through the motions. You develop a great knowledge base and a great deal of experience when building an airplane. Don't concern yourself with the entire project at once but concentrate on one thing at a time. In no time at all you'll look back and say " that really wasn't all that hard". Larry Flesner
