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> Kevin,
> I wasn't too crazy about the "high-center" milled
> profile. It's true that this may make fairing easier on the outside,
> convex surfaces, but on the interior, concave surfaces, they had the
> opposite effect. And the inside is where it's most difficult to fair.
> Also, when laying the strips, you need to be careful to push the center of
> the strip against the form, not either edge, otherwise you'll get an
> accordian effect. It's subtle, but you still need to watch for it.
Thanks, those are the things I was worried about. I've fired off a note to Classic to see if they can do flat strips. Maybe the perfect strip would be flat on one side and have the thicker middle on the other.
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