Canopy Installation - Carf-Models ViperJet Mk II Instruction Manual

Once t he a ir i ntakes a re s ecurely t aped a gainst t he f ront f uselage, r emove t he
front f uselage a nd l et t he g lue s et. A fter a f ew m inutes y ou c an u se f urther C A
glue t o r un a round t he s eam s o t hat t he j oint b ecomes s afe a nd s ecure.
4.6 C anopy I nstallation
As u sual w ith a ny C ARF M odel, t he c anopy i s g lued i nto t he f rame f rom t he
inside. T he c anopy f rame i s a lready m ounted t o t he f uselage. D ouble c heck t he
front p ins a nd t he r ear t ab a nd t ighten t he b olt t o m ake s ure e verything f its
without b inding. Y ou m ight h ave t o e xtend t he r ear s lots s lightly t o t he r ear i n
order t o r emove t he c anopy f rame e asily, a fter s tiffened b y t he c anopy g lued i n.
Cut t he c anopy t o f it t he r ear c anopy f rame. U se s harp s cissors a nd a h air d ryer,
to h eat t he c lear c anopy m aterial s lightly b efore c utting. C ut t he r ear e nd f irst f it
it o ver t he c anopy f rame a nd u se a p en t o d raw t he c ut l ines w ith s ufficient
excess m aterial, w hich c an b e c arefully a nd s tep b y s tep b e r emoved.
Do t he s ame w ith t he f ront p art o f t he c anopy.
There a re a f ew t echniques t o g lue t he c anopy s uccessfully. T ack g lue w ith C A, s o
that t he c anopy f rame c annot t wist a fter r emoved f rom t he f uselage. T hen a pply
30 m in e poxy f rom t he i nside a long t he c ontact a rea a nd l et i t s oak b etween
canopy a nd f rame. S ome l ike t o u se s mall p ermanent m agnets, s ome a ttach t ape
handles t o t he o utside o f t he c lear c anopy t o p ull i t a gainst t he f rame w hile
gluing.
There a re p lenty o f m ethods. O ne c ondition i s c rucial, t hough: P atience! D on't
rush a nd y ou w ill h ave a g reat r esult! T hink t wice b efore c utting a nd w ork i n
slow s teps d uring g luing.
Finally, a b ead o f g rey o r b lack s ilicone c an o ptically e nhance t he o utside o f t he
frame/canopy j oint. M ask t he c lear c anopy 3 mm p arallel t o t he f rame b efore
applying t he s ilicone, w ipe w ith y our f inger a ny e xcess o ff a nd c reate a n ice f illet.
Finally r emove t he m asking t ape. Y ou p atience w ill b e r ewarded f or s ure!