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Engine Update January 2009 Updates January 26, 2009 More Cowl and Misc.... - 2.0 hrs This fiberglass work makes you have to jump around while you wait for things to harden and such. Tonight I wanted to check on the cowl hole filling and do some sanding. On the top cowl I used plastic held in place with masking tape on the finish side of the cowl. When I removed it there are still raised areas where the epoxy flox mixture pushed thru but it sanded off pretty smoothly. I think I will still do some more finisih sanding and then mix up some micro balloons to skim it as this should feather out better. I moved on to the cam stips and counter sunk the rivet holes on the upper cam strips. Since these are curved I just went camando and didnt use the counter sink stop. I just went slowly and tested with a rivet for flushness. Last I fit and drilled the other fiberglass rear canopy fairing. This fits smoother and may work better. I am going to get Jim K's opinion before I go further. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.