Make a fiberglass fan shroud

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(Finishing the part)
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Once the laminate has cured, the part can be removed from the table.  
 
Once the laminate has cured, the part can be removed from the table.  
  
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Return flange.
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|[[Image:60pull the part.JPG|center|thumb|Removing the part from the table.]]
 
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|[[Image:61return.JPG|center|thumb|The return flange.]]
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Some pics of the final part , ready to prime.
 
Some pics of the final part , ready to prime.
  
[[Image:62finished part.JPG|center|600px]]
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[[Image:64backside.JPG|center|600px]]  
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|[[Image:64backside.JPG|center|thumb]]
 
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|[[Image:65ready to prime.JPG|center|thumb]]
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|[[Image:66rack for priming.JPG|center|thumb|The part is placed on a simple priming rack.]]
 
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Fancy priming rack.
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[[Image:66rack for priming.JPG|center|600px]]
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I use polyester surfacing primer on all of my plugs and one-offs. Evercoat-Fiberglass Co. makes a material called "Featherfill", Poly Lux, Inc. makes a polyester surfacing primer, and Hawkeye industries has a line of Primers that are well suited to filling all of the pores and sandscratch marks left by shaping.
I use polyester surfacing primer on all of my plugs and one offs. Evercoat-Fiberglass Co. makes a material called "Featherfill", Poly Lux Inc makes a polyester surfacing primer, and Hawkeye industries has a line of Primers that are well suited to filling all of the pores and sandscratch marks left by shaping.
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I like the Duratec surfacing primer the best, you can build up to .040" in a single application.
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I like the Duratec surfacing primer the best, because you can build up to .040" in a single application.
  
 
[[Image:67duratec.JPG|center|600px]]
 
[[Image:67duratec.JPG|center|600px]]

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