Filling with flox is fine. Barry Kruyssen I have also used flox several times all over the plane to fill or cover, repair. To add to the gripping power of the flox and make the final surface smooth and easy to primer and paint, I would mix up the flox to almost "soupy" and then apply to the area to be filled and repaired. Then I would come back with an oversized piece of Deck Cloth, and pat it in place over all of the flox with dry cloth overhanging the edges to be sanded away later. This completely covered the repair area, giving some grip to the flox while it cured and gave me a much smoother area once cured to finish. If the area was larger than 1/2 inch circle, then I would use 2 or even 3 layers of deck cloth. Not using any additional epoxy allowed me to keep the weight down. I would just pat the cloth in place with the same wooden tongue depressor after applying the flox. The cloth soaks up the excess epoxy and also prevents it from running (or at least not as bad). This method with slightly dryer flox works even upside down. I did this on the bolt ends that protruded through the fuselage for mounting my bellcrank for the elevator pushrod. Came out very smooth and sanded and primed easy.
Colin Rainey brokerpi...@bellsouth.net
