Reapplying Micro
To repair the chipped edges, i decided to add 2 more layers of tape, and used the tips of my fingers to sand the edge (including the chipped edges) back to the surface, right next to the tape, to give some tooth and thickness for the repair micro to adhere to.
Some black micro was then mixed up and applied along the edge. Once applied, i removed the top layer of tape, so i ended up with micro which was 2 tape layers thick, but with only one piece of tape on the canopy. This was to make sure that no further chipping was going to occur when the tapes were removed, due to even tapes and bridging of micro.
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| The edge was sanded back below the level of tape. |
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| The edge was finger sanded back next to the tape. |
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| The next (and hopefully last) round of black micro |
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| The top tape was removed, leaving a thickness of micro equal to 2 tape thicknesses, but with only one bit of tape left on the canopy. |
Sanding it back off again!
Once the micro was cured, i used 240 grit to gently sand the micro edge back down until it was level with the single bit of tape on the canopy. This left a layer of micro, equal to only 1 tape thickness.
I then applied a second layer of tape, and sprayed a couple of thick coats of primer. This idea being here is that i can sand this primer down to the layer of the top tape, and i should be left with a single tape thickness of micro, with a single tape thickness of primer on top!
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| Here you can see the primer seeping down into the pinholes in the micro along the edge. |
Once the primer was dry, it was sanded back using 400 grit.
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| After sanding back to 400 grit, you can see how many pinholes along the edge the primer was able to fill! |
Removing the Tape
Since the aim here was to repair the chips in the edge, i removed all the tape to check how the edge looked. It looked great...
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