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Offline Phil Spillman

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ARF Trim Film Lifting
« on: August 02, 2006, 01:35:54 PM »
 '' I was flying my ARF Smoothie and the wing and fuselage trim has started to lift off! What is the best, most lasting way to reattach the trim to the plane? Incidentally this bird really flies quite well! I bought it from Les Nering who told me he had to route out the tank compartment to get the proper run inverted as well as upright. It truly worked out well.

OK should I clean the loosened part with alcohol, then reheat? Or apply ca? or trim solvent? or some other thing?

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Re: ARF Trim Film Lifting
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2006, 02:33:34 PM »
If it was me I'd clean it and try the trim solvent. And thats only cause I got some.
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Re: ARF Trim Film Lifting
« Reply #2 on: August 03, 2006, 02:26:33 PM »
Hi Leester, Thanks for the thought! I'll let you know how it goes! Phil Spillman
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Re: ARF Trim Film Lifting
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2006, 07:35:40 PM »
Use M.E.K. to clean the underlying wood of any oil and then iron it back down. Wost case senario, recover a section.

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Re: ARF Trim Film Lifting
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2006, 11:50:28 AM »
You can also run thinned epoxy along all of the joints of the film.
That is what is done on F2D combat planes that are shopped to the states.
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