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REPLACEMENT PARTS
GPMA4148 Wing
GPMA4149 Fuselage
GPMA4150 Tail Surfaces
GPMA4151 Canopy
GPMA4152 Decals
PREPARATION
1. Lay three or four paper towels over each other and cut
the stack into small squares. The small paper towel squares,
dampened with denatured alcohol, will come in handy for
epoxy cleanup and other general cleanup during assembly.
2. Remove the masking tape holding all the control surfaces
to their main parts. If necessary, clean off any residual tape
glue with a couple of your paper towel squares dampened
with naptha (lighter fl uid).
3. Using a sealing iron, remove any wrinkles in the covering
before assembly.
ASSEMBLE THE WING
1. Using 220-grit sandpaper, remove any excess glue from
the sides, top and bottom of the aluminum and plywood wing
joiner. Clean the wing joiner with denatured alcohol and a
paper towel.
2. Check the fi t of the wing joiner in the wing panels. Remove
any excess material from the joiner to allow the panels to fi t
together. Gather everything required for gluing the wing joiner
and wing together, including 30-minute epoxy, mixing sticks,
epoxy brush, 12" [304mm] long dowel or wire, denatured
alcohol and paper towels. Mix up 1/2 oz. [14.8cc] of 30-minute
epoxy. Working quickly, pour a generous amount into the
joiner pocket of one wing half. Use your wire or dowel to
thoroughly distribute the epoxy, coating all surfaces inside
the joiner pocket. Coat the root rib and one half of the wing
joiner that goes into the wing. Insert the joiner in the wing.
Coat the joiner pocket in the other wing half and the other
end of the wing joiner. Join the wing halves together. Then,
stand the wing on end with one of the wing tips resting on
the fl oor. Use a piece of R/C foam or something similar to
cushion and stabilize the wing so it won't slide around. Hold
the two wing halves together with masking tape. Wipe off any
excess epoxy with a paper towel dampened with denatured
alcohol. After the epoxy has hardened, apply the included
white tape around the joint.
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