PURSUIT T-34C TURBO MENTOR, User Manual

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work the skin down onto the adhesive
while forcing any air underneath the skin
out towards the LE. You do not have to
work exhaustively to get every air
bubble out, just remove the air bubbles
that are bigger than ¼” in diameter.
If you note any area not staying put
against the elevator, lift the skin and
apply more adhesive to that area, then
spread with the putty knife if needed –
the tip may require this.
The LE of the skin (at the tip) can be
glued to the elevator with CA to help this
area lay flat.
11. To help retain the elevator in
position (its TE against the crease)
during the next step, apply masking tape
to the elevator’s top surface TE
extending onto the TE of the skin.
12. Use CA to glue down the skin’s LE
radius to the balsa LE. Hold the skin
down while the CA cures – gluing small
sections at a time works best. Once the
LE is cured you can remove the
masking tape at the TE.
13. Apply adhesive to the top side of
the elevator as shown.
Spread evenly.