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Step 221:
Clean the hinge area with acetone
Step 222:
Unroll and cut enough tape to
span the hingeline plus a few inches
Step 224:
Spray the hinge line area liberally
with soapy water
Step 223:
Cut the tape in half width wise to
yield two 1” strips.
DO NOT touch the
tape to the wing yet!
(wing shown for
measuring purposes)
You can carefully lay
the tape halfway
onto a clean long
straight edge to use
a cutting guide
Step 225:
With the aileron deflected as
shown, lay the tape into the hinge line.
Step 229:
Trim excess tape from either end
of the wing.
Step 228:
With a sharp knife, cut away a small
window so hinge clears when folded back
Step 227:
Blot away excess water. Exercise
the hinge and obtain a nice seal to the covering.
Step 226:
Press the tape into the hinge
crevice with a credit card as shown.
Step 230:
Flex aileron to bend tape onto
itself as shown and hold with tape until dry
Let dry several hours
before proceeding to
the next step
Do both wings.
