seanmcgrath48 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 What you'll need.. Dremmel with a thin cutting disc ,thin CA glue, thin carbon tow , scissers , P38 filler , sand paper (rough and fine).. Check over the fuse and find all the cracks (mark them off ,if you wish).. Using the cutting disc cut slots/grooves into the fuse.. Cut the carbon tow up into lenghts long enough to over lap the groove's , place the carbon tow into the grooves and wick ( let the glue run down the carbon tow ) with the CA glue.. mind you don't stick your fingers to the fuse CA glue over the crackes as well.. Leave to dry.. Sand over the Carbon tow,to remove the over lap on the grooves.. Wipe area clean to remove any dust.. Mix up the P38.. Apply over where you've Carbon towed the fuse.. 13.Leave the P38 to dry/harden, then it's back to the sanding again.. Use the rougher sand paper first then the finer for a smoother finish.. If you find any small holes , fill them in with some more P38 and sand smooth.. Once all is finished you can then spray paint your fuse.. Sean.. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmaxdriver Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 really good guide! might have to try this if i smash my fuselage up Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanmcgrath48 Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 really good guide! might have to try this if i smash my fuselage up Greg It's alot of work (but then again I had alot to repair ), but well worth it in the end.... saved me buying a new CMPro Ventus Fuse.. , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmaxdriver Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 i prefer to repair than replace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcummins Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 So how do you do a fiberglass fuselage repair? Being in to rc gliders I have a few moulded fiberglass/GRP (GRP: glass-reinforced plastic) fuselages and a little while ago I had my first serious crash with one, my FlyFly Freebird.Actually it wasn't too serious but bad enough to crack the fuselage and rip out the wing root ribs - my fault completely, just bad flying and coming out of the lift zone of the slopeNow, I've done my fair share of balsa/ply and foam repairs to various planes and gliders but a fiberglass fuselage repair was new to me, so after some asking and reading around I came up with what seems to be a common game plan, and here it is for more info. John Deere 5065 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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