Rear windows attached

Still following the Silpruf method, we taped up the window to protect all but the edge from the adhesive, and sanded that edge:

Rear window taped up for attachment

We marked the edge of the window on the joggle, then taped up to that line:

Edge of the window, marked on the cabin cover

Applying tape to the cabin cover, up to the edge of the window

Cabin cover outboard side taped up for installing the window

I taped up the inside, too:

Cabin cover inboard side taped up for installing the window

I then installed the spacers, made from cured Silpruf - one next to each cleco hole, and additional ones no more than 6" apart:

Cabin cover rear window flanges with spacers attached

We prepared the windows by applying Silpruf to them, removing the outer tape, and letting them sit for about 16 hours:

Applying Silpruf to the rear window (or: "Patricia playing with her thick black caulk")

Spreading Silpruf on the rear window edge

Window with the first layer of Silpruf applied, and the first tape removed

The next day, we applied (a lot of) Silpruf to the cabin cover flanges, and set the windows in place, cleaning any excess that oozed out:

Applying Silpruf to the cabin cover flanges

Window clecoed in place, with Silpruf

We cleaned the inside too, and removed the second outer tape:

Leveling and cleaning the inside edge before removing the second tape

Now this needs to cure for multiple days (I'll probably leave it untouched for a week or so) before I can remove the clecos.

Time lapse:


Total cabin door and transparency rivets: 142
Total cabin door and transparency time: 225.4h

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