(10 days until the 2012 WHPSC)
"Wax on... Wax off..."
Dad spraying white gel coat in right mold half...
... and left half
Pat helping dad strain gel coat
Did you notice the white stripes in each mold? They were covered with masking tape before the white gel coat was sprayed. Then the tape was pulled, and everything was sprayed with black gel coat.
Masking tape was also applied to the canopy areas of each half. After white gel coat was applied, the masking tape was removed prior to the application of black gel coat.
Right half is now completely covered in black
... as is the left half
Side by side
Trimming biaxial glass in preparation for the layup of the right side
Canopy area
From the front
Right half after layup with biaxial glass and 2mm core mat
Canopy area
From the front
Closeup showing 2mm core mat and biaxial glass
After trimming the edge
From the back
Front canopy area
Upper nose area
Lower nose area