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SELF ADHESIVE ALUMINUM COVERING APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

SURFACE PREPARATION:
Prepare all wood, plastic & fiberglass surfaces
as if you are about to apply a painted finish. ©is intended for solid and sheeted surfaces, only.

Wood surfaces should be hardened with epoxy resin (diluted 50% with denatured alcohol). For best results your airframe should be covered with a single layer of 6/10ths ounce fiber glass cloth and diluted epoxy finishing resin (Z-poxy).

Fiberglass
fuselage surface should be smooth. Sand seams smooth and flush with fuselage surface prior to application of ©

Surface of model should be clean and clear of dirt and oil before covering.

PANEL LINE PREPARATION:

Acquire a 3-VU drawing of your aircraft. Draw aircraft panel lines onto the surface of your model using a flexible plastic straight edge, a French-curve and a "Sharpie©" marker. We package the Sharpie© in all AK packaging of .

As an aid in drawing panel lines onto our airframe surface, use of enlarged 3-VU will enable more accurate lines to be drawn. Grab the Yellow Pages
® and look for a copy center in your area with a self serve large format copier. Enlargement of small 3 VU drawing is a simple, easy and inexpensive method of producing professional results. Do the simple math to determine the correct % of enlargement to match your airframe's scale.

After enlarging 3 VU, make copies, cut panels out as a template. Place template onto aircraft surface and draw outline onto surface. How much easier could it be?

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