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Loose leading edge nails

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dlprince

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My upper wing has two nails that keep working loose and pushing against the fabric. I have been lightly pushing them back down with the handle of a screwdriver but wonder what the right solution would be.
My first thought was to loosen the fabric fibers around the nail head to allow the nail to be removed and replaced with ringed shank nail and maybe prefill the nail hole with epoxy before putting the new nail back in the hole.
With any luck, the fabric can be tighten back over the nail head with a modeling iron and only require a dot of silver and finish color. Any thought?
 

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