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Trailing Edge Precaution

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If this is common knowledge, just I apologize for stating this as a precaution.

I recently bought some pre-formed aluminum trailing edge from ACS. As I was trimming it and preparing to glue it on, I noticed that whomever formed it did not remove the plastic coating on the included angle.

If you do not catch this, then you will be bonding to a plastic film, not to aluminum.

Get some needle-nose pliers or some other tool, and fish out all the plastic before attempting to glue these onto the wing.


 

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