Health; General Assembly Techniques - X-Treme Jets F-16C Instruction Manual

HEALTH

Use a mask (available at auto paint stores) to protect from inhaling the glass or carbon
fiber dust. Use this mask whenever you are sanding or cutting fiberglass or
carbon fiber materials. Use a charcoal filter paint mask (available at auto paint supply
stores) when spraying any primer or paint. Spray out of doors or in a properly vented
spray booth. Use safety glasses any time rotary tools, such as Dremel cut-off disc or
Perma-Grit cutters, are being used.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUES

We recommend to wax the model before assembling. This will help protect the finish
from an epoxy finger print. Wax will not help for CA glues!
Extra glue, extra paint, extra resin will add up to a heavy model. Plan before you glue!
The glass cloth side of parts to glue, should be sanded with #80 grit paper for best
glue adhesion.
Support the fuselage on foam pads.
Xtremejets makes every attempt to insure that the parts fit. However, due to manufac-
turing tolerances, some parts may fit a little tight. Always trial fit parts and adjust if
needed.
Only use high quality adhesives such as the ZAP products from Pacer Technology.
For extremely high stress areas we recommend "Aeropoxy." It is the strongest and
best gripping adhesive we have found.
If fuel or grease are on the surface, first clean with acetone or thinners.
Clean off all excess glue—excess glue is excess weight.
Always check the outside skin of the model to look for any glue residue and remove it
with Acetone before it cures. "Aeropoxy" is tough to remove once it has thoroughly
cured.
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