Instrument panel (2.3 hrs)
I tackled the back side of the instrument panel with the help of my daughter.
Micro-slurried the foam first, as usual.
The last of the three fiberglass layers is supposed to cover only above the leg cutout. I decided to lay it first instead, so that the ragged edge would be covered by the two full size layers.
The next two layers went on easily.
Peel-ply was applied anywhere a secondary bonding is planned (or suspected).
The instrument panel will be attached to the sides, and bottom of the fuselage, so I peel-plied the whole perimeter. Since the lower half of the panel will also connect to the side panels, more peel-ply went on there.
I kept the temperature of the shop at 80℉ until the next day, then I shut the heater off, and tried to keep the panel temperature up by using 1400W work lights. The instrument panel felt uniformly warm, and was never hot to the touch. Two thermometers confirmed that the temperature remained at a constant 82℉, even while the shop was allowed to cool down to 70℉.
The next day, my vibrating cutter made quick work out of trimming the edges of the cured panel.
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