A Breath of Fresh AIr

The spraying and sanding process on the plug is nearing completion. On Friday, Byron and Doc began the applying the final coat of primer to the plug. Several other team members were also present to assist the process. The next day, the team returned to begin sanding the surface in order to eliminate any imperfections. This began with the application of a light coating of spray paint. As the team sands the surface, the paint will be sanded of the high points while remaining in any pits or rough areas. This technique gave the team a bit of motivation as well. It was very easy to follow the progress of the sanding by simply looking at the color of the plug. On Wednesday night, the sanding was completed.

In addition to the completion of the sanding, several other important tasks were completed. Abe took several team members down to the Projects Lab to begin moving many of our materials out of storage. Several rolls of fiberglass and other materials were brought back to the Plastics lab with the hopes that lay-ups can begin early next week. We were also visited by Scott who gave us lots of advice about the work we we're about to begin. He will also be supplying us with some of the chemicals we will need when we begin the mold. The electrical team continued work on the battery modules. We are hopeful that the batteries from the 2008 car are still in good enough condition to use for the 2010 car.

Today our great friends at Entergy paid a visit to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences here at Western Michigan University. We look forward to working with them again in the future!


Bronco Pride,
Joshua