I went to the factory in February this year for the builders assistance
program and did not close my wings (for a IVP) due to a desire to wet out
more wing.  While I was there I did assist Al Erlandson and the Lancair

in closing both his wings  so I would have that experience to draw on while
closing mine.  The factory guys did not use any special tools to spread the
hysol, just used paint sticks and those cheap brushes.   They did put 2

on mixing hysol steady during the process and about 6 guys spreading.  They
first put a layer down on the wing surfaces , set the skin on for locating
the areas to pre-hysol on that surface and then finished the hysol spread

the internal wing structure.  They  used a small amount of flox  in the
hysol for the build up stage once all surfaces had been wetted out.  Once
the skin was set on the wing they laid down about 6 or 8   1x1 aluminum
angles( I will use steel for cost reasons)  down the long way on the wing
and then installed 50( read; 1250 lbs. ) 25lb shot bags on the angles.
Since I had already purchased 25 shot bags and thought I had enough, this
really caught my attention.  I inquired with Orin and Carsten at that time
and they reaffirmed the need for at least 1000 lbs..  Before the start of
closing ,the group did a dry run and rehearsed the sequence so all the
people knew what to do.  The time from start to finish was not much over

hour, maybe 45 minutes at the most.  An added note;  the ES wing is larger
than the IVP wing so I would have much concern closing with 400 lbs. of wt.

Tom Sullivan
Quinnesec, MI. (in the U.P.)