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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 21:02
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Just peeled off the old covering and sanded the frame. Reapplied the Solartex. You can see the old one above. Looks almost like old skin.
OLD A&PGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisParked16-Nov-15 18:47
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OLD A&PGuillows Series 800 - Spirit of St LouisParked16-Nov-15 18:46
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little better photo
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:37
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Three strikes! In my haste, I forgot to add more glue to all of the surrounding cutout area. I need consistency in order to ensure that all this experiment is worth the effort. Now I'll have to rip off the whole surface of my sample wing and recover and try again. Any observations or suggestions? Will let you know of my efforts within the next day or so.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:30
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Tried it again. This time I used more glue around the perimeter of the cut before installing the window assembly. Seems pretty good, but a bit oversized. Will try it again but smaller.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:27
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Results were not all that encouraging. Apparently, the surrounding fabric "gives" whenever I applied the iron to the strips around the window
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Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:19
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After gluing the strips of Solartex around the plastic window, I used just a spot of glue to help hold the whole inspection window assembly in place while I used the iron to the fabric
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:17
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Used an X-Acto to cut out the surface outline
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:16
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Using a thin marker, I drew the outlines of the "window" on my sample wing.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:14
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A close up photo from The Vintage Aviator website revealed that the inspection window had small screws or rivets. So, I used a large pin and pushed out some "rivets" from the backside of the plastic "window." I hope this feature shows through the strips of fabric covering.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aFlying16-Nov-15 11:11
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Marked off the appropriate size and shape of the plastic window itself. The outer and inner most lines denotes the fabric strip used to cover the edges and hold down the window. The middle line is the actual outline of the plastic window itself.
Skyediamonds1985Guillows Series 200 - SE5aBuild16-Nov-15 11:08
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I started by using some clear plastic packages used for my cylinder rings of the PT-17. Amazing how one manages to save such seemingly items destined to the trash bin
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