Jabiru J450 Constructors Manual
Post-Paint>Fuselage>Interior>Fit upholstery 1
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
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Post-Paint>Fuselage>Interior>Fit upholstery 1
Objectives of this task:
To fit all of the stage 1 upholstery into the aircraft.
This task assumes that you will be using the Jabiru upholstery kit. If you
are
using the Jabiru
kit it contains extremely detailed instructions, however you may want to use your own
materials in which case this task can be used for more general guidance.
Materials required:
Jabiru upholstery kit or equivalent
High heat contact adhesive
Adhesive thinners and/or Acetone (for cleanup)
Dry fit
Start by cleaning your workshop floor and then lay out the contents of your upholstery kit and
work out what panel goes where. In general the unedged panels are fitted before the edged
panels, so the unedged panels will be for the larger areas: sidewalls and roof coverings and the
like, while the edged panels will be the finishing panels where the edges will be seen.
Take your time and test fit each panel – it is
much
easier to do this now without adhesive!
Consider labelling the location of each panel with a sticky paper tag on the good side.
Adhesive
Each panel will be glued in place with contact adhesive – the back of the panel and the
surface to which it will be attached are both coated and the adhesive is allowed to dry, then
when both surfaces are pushed together they are there to stay. Needless to say you want to be
really
sure of your positioning
before
pushing the surfaces together.
In our factory we spray the adhesive onto the back of the fabric and use a brush to apply it to
the fibreglass but you can brush both surfaces. Do not apply too much adhesive – if you do it
can bleed though the fabric. Just a thin coat is quite enough.
Sequence
1.
Console – fit the tailored console cover, taking care to align the seams correctly. Fit
along the top first, then carefully roll the cover down the console and fit along the sides,
working on one side at a time, until the cover is fitted.
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