Darryl Holman is building a Coot-A at his home in Redmond, Washington.
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    August 28, 2005

    More Hull Cleaning

    Filed under: Fuselage, Hull, Questions — Darryl @ 9:20 pm

    [1 hour] I cleaned up the step area—removed the lingering foam. Then I cleaned all of the crud out of the entire hull and took a Shop-vac to the interior.

    Question: I wonder if I can use an automotive-type pressure washer on the inside of the hull to clean it out and prep it for glassing in the bulkheads?

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    3 Comments »

    1. Hi Darryl,

      I would not use the pressure washer. You will damage the fibers and possibly cause delamination.
      There really is not a fast way to do this. Lots of sanding and washing down with accetone.

      Love the recent comments section.

      Cheers

      Sean

      Comment by Sean Wiens — September 8, 2005 @ 7:11 pm

    2. Hi Sean,
      Many thanks for the advice!

      Cheers,
      Darryl

      Comment by Darryl — September 11, 2005 @ 6:43 pm

    3. Darryl,
      Am enjoying reading about your Coot project. What would be your short list of the parts that are particularly difficult to fabricate or just take a whole lot of time to make, that a new builder would be farther ahead if the part could be sourced?
      Thank you,
      Chris

      Comment by Chris Wilson — December 20, 2009 @ 7:19 am

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