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Date:  12-7-2009
Number of Hours:  2.00
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Brief Description:  HS & Elev Tips: Final sanding, removing box tape

I did a final bit of wet-sanding to the tips, basically just to thin out the coat of primer as much as possible and also to remove any dust, flecks, etc from the parts.

Then I started trying to remove the box tape from the relevant parts - what a mission. It just disntegrated as you tried to pull it off and only camoe off as a piece of failry clear plastic - all the adhesive stayed behind on the parts. After I finally managed to pick off each piece of plastic with my fingernails, I used acetone to remove all the adhesive still stuck to the parts - worked great but removed any primer I'd applied to the parts! Not a biggie though

Once all the parts (i.e. HS and Elevators) were cleaned, I cleco'ed the tips into position to check the fit. Awesome! I'm verry happy with the fit and it looks waaaay better than the standard fit you get on the stock part - worth the effort!
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R-HS Tip: Very happy with the join between R-HS Tip and HS

R-HS Tip: Very happy with the join between R-HS Tip and HS

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HS tips and Elev tips flow from one to another very nicely

HS tips and Elev tips flow from one to another very nicely

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Couldn't get a better fit between elev and elev tip - worth the effort!

Couldn't get a better fit between elev and elev tip - worth the effort!

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