Brief Description: Covering of the Top Right Aileron
Removed the top right aileron from the wing. Cleaned the marking on the aileron using acetone. Applied cloth tape to all of the rivets and edges of the aileron. Marked the stitch locations on the ribs every 4 inches. Drilled 1/8 inch holes at each marked stitch location. Applied glue around the inside of the left end of the aileron. Cut a triangle section of fabric and fitted it over the end of the aileron. Ironed the fabric in place. Trimmed the edges as needed and sealed the fabric around each rib and across the front end. Applied a 250 degree iron to the fabric to draw it tight. Applied glue around the perimeter of the aileron and set it aside to dry.
Measured out a length of fabric which covered the bottom of the aileron. Placed the fabric on the aileron and tacked the fabric to the trailing edge. Ironed the fabric around the edge to secure it firmly. Pulled the fabric over the front of the aileron and tacked it in place. Marked each hinge location and cut out that area around the hinges. Double checked the fabric tension and adjusted as necessary for a smooth surface. Ironed the front edge securely to the frame. Worked the trailing end of the aileron pulling the fabric tight around the curve and ironing in place. Trimmed the excess fabric from around the aileron and again ironed the edges down. Using the larger iron set at 250 degree completed the ironing of the fabric of the bottom of the aileron. Applied a line of glue along trialing edge of the bottom fabric and across the front. Set aside to dry. Measured out another length of fabric to cover the top of the aileron and cut it from the roll. Aligned the bottom edge of the top fabric to the trailing edge of the bottom fabric and ironed it in place. End of day.
