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Date:  5-10-2019
Number of Hours:  2.00
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Brief Description:  Re-install Cabin Brace

Re-installed the cabin brace removed to allow installation of the SF Sport Glare Shield cover.

I made the mistake of allowing the glare shield cover brace "liips" to become adhered to the glare shield when attaching the center section of the cover with contact cement. Note that the installation instructions DO NOT address this issue. With the cover lips glued down, it was impossible to get the brace inserted deeply enough into the glare shield to re-attach it.

In order to re-install the brace, I had to pry up the cover lips with a screw driver and an awl and work it up around the brace while inserting the brace into its glare shield slot. This damaged the cover lips. I will need to either dye the damage using shoe dye, or some how fabricate a cover that will lace up around the bottom of the brace and cover the damage lips. I may be able to make such a cover from the strip of material provided to cover the panel bottom angle, since that angle was removed for the AeroSport carbon fiber panel I am installing.

Note that I painted the brace flat black using RustOLeam textured spray paint. There was a bit of damage to that paint as well in trying to force the brace deeper into the slot using a piece of wood against the bar.
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