A Touch of Glass

Finally, after weeks of filling and sanding, I've managed to get half of the cabin roof glassed. And a right faff it is too! The compound curvature of the roof means that the cloth has to be pulled all over the place in order to get it to lay flat. In the end, although I cut a single piece of glass for the port side, I finished up cutting it into three bits so I could get it to fit easily around the hatch frame.

The glass is laid onto the roof dry and then resin is poured on top. A squeegee and foam roller are then used to spread the resin over the cloth. This I find gives a better finish than wetting the wood first as any dry areas can be topped up with more resin as the job progresses.

The glass is left long around the cabin edges as this helps to hold it tight against the edges and corners. It'll all gets trimmed up with a knife and sanding block once cured.

Also in the photo you can see the completed main hatch frame and in the distance you might be able to spot the bottom of the windscreen frame, glued in place.

It almost feels like progress.


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