By way of explanation, I managed to poke a hole in the bottom of a silk-covered wing taking an airplane down from it's perch in the shop. After kicking myself several times,
I began the process of patching the hole. I covered the hole with a scrap of the original silk and got it to adhere with clear. Then went back with the original white. It took several coats brushed on to get the patch to blend in well.
Only after everything was dry and I
thought I was finished, I discovered that the application of several coats of dope in that bay between ribs had pulled the trailing edge down. Since it was the outboard wing, it will roll in on me, I am certain. I've added a trim tab to the tip to counteract the warp, but have been thinking about another approach.
What if I brushed some really thin dope or maybe even straight thinner on that portion of the covering until the silk got limp then pulled the trailing edge straight and clamped it down while the dope/thinner dried. Anyone ever try anything screwy like this? or have an even better suggestion?