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7) Spray the part with a fine mist of water on both
sides, then use the spacers that you ‘sticky taped’
to hold the edge of the part off the board. Use
pins set at an angle to hold it flat until it dries.
Holding the part down in this way helps prevent
warps. Note that the tissue is very delicate when
it is wet, so handle the part at the edges and with
care so that you don’t damage it.
8) The method for the tail plane is the same.
UPPER WINGS
1) Cover the underside of the upper wings with
three pieces of tissue, one for each wing and one
for the centre section, overlapping the joints at
the R2/R5 position. Cover each wing panel first
and the centre section last, ensuring that you
attach the tissue around the window position. As
with the fin/rudder and tail plane use a glue stick
to attach the tissue at the outlines only, then seal
the edges and joints with 50/50 thinned PVA to
ensure that it is well attached. At tissue to tissue
joints, brush the thinned PVA through the top
layer of tissue, and then gently rub the joint with
a damp finger to ensure a good joint.
2) Cover the top of the wings in a similar manner, but
with 5 pieces of tissue. This time the wing panels
themselves are covered with two pieces, one that
runs from the R2/R5 position to the tip rib, and
then one from the tip rib to the wing tip itself.
3) Allow the glue to go off for a few hours or
preferably overnight, and then shrink each panel
(top and bottom) one at a time doing the wing
panels first, then the centre section. Pin or weigh
down the outline of each panel with spacers
underneath as you did for the fin, rudder and
tail plane.
4) Carefully cut the tissue away at the window
positions in the centre section (top and
underside) as shown on the plan.
5) Cut the wing windows out of the thin acetate
sheet provided and glue them in position.
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