The day after we went to pick the cockpit up, work began on stripping her of the 'bondo' coating, as the company that previously owned her used her to make GRP moldings for flight simulators. So, out came the sander and away we went.
The harrier’s windscreen seemed to have been involved in a fire of some sort, as the 1” thick perspex had melted away. Fortunately a near ‘scratch free’ screen was included in the deal. So we set about removing the old screen to make way for the new.
A few weeks passed and she was still 95% covered, and the work of removing the bondo seemed never ending! Unfortunately, due to space and her new home residing in the garage, the decision of removing the harrier’s air intakes wasn’t an easy one, but it was a necessity. If we had the space, the decision of removing them wouldn’t have even been thought about!
So the day came when it was time for them to go, all marked up dad started the Stihl saw and started cutting, removing them is not an easy task as Mr Taylor will agree! It took several hours, and a lot of hard work before the two pods were off, and a further foot off the rear of the cockpit. But finally she was able to fit with ease into the garage.
Still sanding the bondo, we were finally down to the carbon fibre and her original skin. It was a good few weeks of solid sanding before she was completely free of it. But by the end, it was well worth the wait.....
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