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- Sand outside
- Sand inside (seam)
- Plane ends
- Fill low spots with ablative + epoxy mixture
- Sand with 60 grit to roughen up because epoxy doesn't stick well to itself. You might have to use a file to get to smaller low spots
- Wipe down surface of nose cone with acetone
- Mix 10g resin + 1.8g hardener (System 3000) + arbitrary amount of phenolic microballoons (just eyeball it until it's about the same consistency as the mixture you made for the ablative coating)
- Carefully apply mixture to low spots, scraping off excess
- Let cure for at least 24 hours and sand
Holes for Coupler
Finishing
- Paint
Lessons Learned:
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