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Covering The Top Wing

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Finally started on the top wing on August 18
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First step was to put a layer of fabric out to the first compression rib and to cover the aileron wells
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The manual called for doing the left and right sides separately but we used one piece for the top and one for the bottom
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Then came the stitching, we had a great Labor Day weekend, but I spent 3 days stitching
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I used a lot of stitching cord in the beginning to learn how to do it and thought I was going to run out but the stitching gods were shining upon me
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Then we did the taping
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This is the wing in the fixture with some Polybrush sprayed on
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Next step was the Polyspray
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Today we painted the white Ranthane
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