Dihedral Joing Wrinkle Removal Mistake

From: <ykleetx_at_gmail.com>
Date: 03 Feb 2014 21:04:33 -0800

I started using the rubber cement diluted with Bestine for covering, as Jake has described several times: lightly brush the outline with the solution, let dry, place on covering, then re-activate glue using brush dipped in Bestine. I love this method, especially for covering the prop.

 I decided to use the same solution to remove the dihedral wrinkles. The wrinkles are gone, but there are two problem. The big problem is that the rubber cement remains a little bit tacky and will stick to other flying surfaces. The second is that Bestine evaporates quickly, so the solution does not penetrate as much of the joint. This means that more of the solution is needed, which means more weight and more stickiness.
 

 So don't use thinned rubber cement to remove dihedral wrinkles!
Received on Mon Feb 03 2014 - 21:04:33 CET