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THE FIN, RUDDER AND TAIL PLANE
1) For the covering you will need a glue stick,
PVA, fine brush, scissors, an old perfume bottle
or fine mist sprayer and a sharp knife. It is also
worthwhile to get a sponge and a dry cloth so
that you can keep your fingers clean and dry as
you work. Thin the PVA by around 50% with
water (err on the strong side if unsure) in an old
jar lid or similar.
2) Cut out some spacers (about a dozen or so)
about 20mm long and 5mm wide from the
edges of the left over sheet, and apply one layer
of sticky tape to one surface. These spacers are
used when shrinking the tissue – the sticky tape
simply prevents the spacers sticking to the parts.
3) Starting with the fin and rudder, cut out two
pieces of tissue that are about 10mm bigger than
the outline of the part. Lightly apply the glue
stick only to the outside edges of the part. Keep
the covering smooth and avoid it gathering in
blobs on the surface and in corners. With the
tissue flat on the work surface, put the glued
side down onto it. Turn the tissue covered side
towards you and gently tug and tease the tissue
until there are no wrinkles and the tissue is nice
and smooth. You do not have to make the
tissue tight, the water shrinking will do that later.
Give the glue stick a few minutes to do its job.
4) Once the glue has set a little, cut the tissue
carefully leaving an edge about 1mm wider than
the part all the way around, apart from where
it fits to the fuselage and tail plane. Here you
should cut it flush to the structure.
5) Working in stretches of a couple of inches at a
time, apply the thinned PVA to the tissue edge
that is sticking out and carefully roll the tissue
up so that it sticks to the edge of the part. Rub
all round the edge with a dampened finger to
ensure that the edge is fully stuck down and nice
and smooth. Do not get the PVA on the tissue
any other place other than the edges or the
tissue will not shrink properly later.
6) Repeat for the other side, once again
overlapping the tissue at the edges. Let the glue
dry for a few hours or preferably overnight.
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