Brief Description: Completed Drilling and Removed Plastic
Today I tried a technique I read about on the Vans AF Forum, using pvc tubing to assist with removing plastic from large surfaces. You still need to start the edge, but then you can use small or large tubes, depending on size, to help roll up the plastic. I don't believe it save me much time, but it was much easier than pulling/tugging with my fingers, and it didn't agitate my arthritis as much. I did the outer surfaces with the ribs intstalled -- see pictures with cleco's. Then I removed the ribs, put the skin flat on the table and then removed the plastic from the inside.
This is also the first time I left the plastic covering on while drilling holes to final size etc. It did protect the surface much more than when I built the horizontal stabilizer.
