"Wingwalking" finishes instead of bed liner?

[Safety Guy]

Here is a page from Aircraft Spruce on "wingwalking" finishes:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/cs/wingwalk.html

Note there are some with imbedded grit and also imbedded rubber particles for nonslip finishes. Could be worth looking at not just in terms of different material to work with, but also perhaps cheaper finishes? More durable ones?

I'm also interested in "crossover" stuff from the aviation industry. Lighter weight, different materials, maybe some cost benefits. Maybe not. For example, here is a "composite materials practice kit" which seems like it may be worth investigating:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/practicekit.php

Oh, and don't forget good old aircraft grade plywood:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/wp/plywood.html

Hawker Hurricanes and Mosquitos were made from plywood. For us, think cargo cover base material, other interior structural pieces, etc.

Comments & ideas welcome!

Karl

[woodyvw16v]

that does sound quite interesting. esp the "practice kit" with the burt rutan book. it would be nice to have a bunch of good info in one place- i know its all around on the net, but filtering through the crap is alot of work. and it seems few people are willing to divulge what they use as a release agent when using molds...