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Bob,

I used the foam that florists use in vases to hold fake flowers in place.  =
Rigid but easy to carve with coarse sandpaper.  Careful not to put your fin=
gers through it.  In some places around the door I simple glassed over it a=
nd left it there.

Pete


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert R Pastusek [mailto:rpastusek@htii.com]=20
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2014 4:15 PM
Subject: IV-P Interior Finishing

Lancair Builders,

I have a task that's been troubling me for several years now...at least I'm=
 claiming this as the reason for flying, rather than finishing the interior=
 of my airplane!

I am trying to make a "plug" in the shape of the front and back edges of th=
e door frame/fuselage intersection. My intention is to use this to make a f=
iberglass molding that I can cover with headliner material like I plan for =
the rest of the fuselage inside top. I have tried to "carve" hard Styrofoam=
 into a shape that will fit the door frame, but it's a three-dimensional cu=
rve, and I was not able to produce a satisfactory part from solid foam. I t=
hen  tried to use some "weather sealant" spray foam, after taping over the =
subject area. This was a TOTAL MESS--spray everywhere except where I wanted=
 it. The foam that actually got near the right location dripped off before =
it became rigid. I have tried modeling clay...way too much required, and to=
o difficult to work with...etc...etc...=20

Any ideas most appreciated on a way ahead...

Thanks in advance.

Bob=20