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| 01-16-2014 09:23 AM | ||
| michaely |
Re: Model Covering """Help""" Rob, Two small suggestions.... In the area within 1/2" of the trailing edge of the wing and leading edge of the aileron, consider working with small sections of film covering... it's easier to position and iron down several strips of 3/4" by 9" film along the TE of the wing than a 30" by 10" piece. arrange the overlapping of film covering to minimize the prop blast/air flow loosening the covering... eg. on the trailing edge of the wing, lay down a narrow strip of covering along the hinge line and overlap this piece with the larger piece covering the greater wing area; reverse on the ailerons In the area of the wing most subject to exhaust oil from the engine muffler you may find you need to 'dry out' any oil seepage into the underlying balsa wood .... I can't recall offhand the home remedies for this condition if you encounter it but others will or you can do a google search. good luck, michael Michael |
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| 01-16-2014 08:18 AM | ||
| calypso |
Re: Model Covering """Help""" Great problem solving so far . I am feeling much more confident . Thanks for all your comments,they have been very helpful. Thanks Again [ chuebner and jsparky] for helping out with my issue. Rob |
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| 01-15-2014 09:40 PM | ||
| jsparky |
Re: Model Covering """Help""" Quote:
We are here to help.. Now I totally agree that recovering with the hinges is a royal pain in the back side and I don't like doing it either.. But you really don't want to remove hinges if you don't have to and relocate them.. alot more work than you need to do.. Now here is what I do.. lay out the covering the size you need and DON'T BE AFRAID TO LEAVE EXTRA.. you will need the extra to grab.. but layout the piece on top or bottom of say the wing.. get a marker and just place a small dot on either side of where the hinge is located.. then take a sharp knife and cut out a notch in the covering where the hing is.. about an inch deep.. now the trick is to feed that between lets say the aileron and wing trailing edge.. my preferred method.. is to use a piece of that green masking tape.. stick it onto the covering and then feed a couple of inches of it between the aileron and T/E " trailing edge " the stick it to the wing someplace to hold it.. then move onto the next section between edges.. and just slowly work your way around.. start with the bottom of the wing or tail .. then do the top.. any seams will not be visible on the ground and your plane will look " pretty " .. at 500 feet and 60 mph no one will notice the bottom.. as you get better you will learn to trim it close.. and the seams will not be noticeable anytime.. keep a bottle of 99% isopropyl alcohol handy.. any marker you put on .. even the so called peranment will come off with a bit of wiping.. so don't worry about putting down marker lines if it helps.. Now a bit about covering ... I was using mono for everthing untill I ran into a bunch of compound curves.. mono does not work well for this.. it is a very tough and good covering.. but I have switched to ultra.. it is more sensitive to heat.. where as the mono you can just pour the heat to it.. it loves the heat.. but the ultra will go around curves much better .. but you must be more carefull with the heat.. BTW.. for what it is worth.. I hate !!!!! doing the tail.. seems to take forever with little sign of getting anything done.. Next.. take your time.. don't rush.. plan ahead and test fit... then commit |
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| 01-15-2014 09:06 PM | ||
| jsparky |
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| 01-15-2014 07:06 PM | ||
| chuebner |
Re: Model Covering """Help""" No you don't have to if you can trim neatly and possess a trim iron. Just makes a neater and easier covering job with them removed but not 100% nescessary. It does take longer to cover with the hinges on but relocating the hinges is a pain and takes time too. So it is up to you I guess but I have covered a few and left the hinges intact and they turned out OK. These two were done with the control surfaces and hinges left on. They turned out just fine. |
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| 01-15-2014 06:06 PM | ||
| calypso |
Model Covering """Help""" Hello fellows Maybe a dumb question, But here it goes. Is it necessary to remove your hinges when recovering,and then relocate them in a different area. Is there any way around this procedure to make it easier?? Thanks A lot Rob |
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