Great Planes Giant Aeromaster Kit - GPMA0502 - Manual (Page 41)

To remove minor dents in balsa wood, lightly wet the
dented area Then, with your sealing iron set on high,
lightly iron the dent out If the dent is only minor it should
come right out
D 3 After the filler has dried, use progressively finer
grades of sandpaper to even and smooth all the edges,
seams and surfaces Remove all the balsa dust from the
model with compressed air or a vacuum with a brush and a
tack cloth.
Top and Bottom Wing:
1 Tips of bottom wing
2. Trailing edges of wing and the inboard portion of tips
bottom wing
3 Bottom of right, then left panel bottom wing
4 Top of right, then left panel bottom wing
5 Tips of top wing
6 Trailing edges of wing and inboard portion of tips
top wing
7 Bottom of right, then left panel of top wing
8 Top of right, then left panel top wing
9 Aileron tips bottom, then top of aileron
10. Aileron servo hatches
Cover the model with Top Flite MonoKote™ film, using the
recommended covering sequence that follows Before you
cover the fuselage, first apply 1/4" wide strips of MonoKote
film in the corners of the stab and fuselage and the fin and
the fuselage then proceed to cover the fin and stab with
pre-cut pieces that meet in the corners and overlap the 1/4"
strips Never cut the covering on the stab and fin after it
has been applied except around the leading and trailing
edges and the tips Modelers who do this may cut through
the covering and into the stab and fin This will weaken the
structure to a point where it may fail during flight Some
modelers drill a small hole in each rib and the trailing edge
of the elevator and rudder to allow expanded gas to exit
while heating the MonoKote film This procedure keeps the
covering from "ballooning" and allows you to securely bond
it to the entire elevator.
Some modelers prefer to cover the top and bottom of the
ailerons with one strip of MonoKote film This is done by
covering the bottom first, then wrapping the MonoKote film
up over the leading edge.
Fuselage:
1 1/4" strips at fin and stab as described
2 Aft fuselage bottom
3 Forward fuselage bottom
4 Fuselage right side up to the top center of the turtle
deck
5 Fuselage left side up to the top center of the turtle deck,
overlapping by 1/8"
6 Forward fuselage deck top
7 Fin tip, followed by stab tips
8 Stab bottom, then top
9 Fin right side then left side
10 Elevator tips and root ends
11 Elevator bottoms, then tops
12. Rudder tips, right side, then left side
After the model is covered, use fuelproof model paint,
30-minute epoxy thinned with alcohol or finishing resin to
coat areas that may be exposed to raw fuel or exhaust
residue These are areas such as the firewall, wing saddle
tripler and the fuel tank compartment.
Top Flite" LustreKote"" fuelproof paint is recommended for
painting all ABS plastic parts and the aluminum landing
gear Remove the wheel pants from the landing gear and
use a file to round the corners of the aluminum landing gear
before you paint it At least one coat of LustreKote primer is
highly recommended to fill all the small scratches left from
sanding as well as small pin holes in the filler Wet sand
between coats with 400-gnt sandpaper and apply a second
coat of primer if necessary.
Before painting the canopy, use a scissors or a hobby knife
to trim along the molded cut lines, then true the edges with
your bar sander and 220-grit sandpaper Use 400-gnt
sandpaper to scuff the frame portion of the canopy so the
paint will stick We recommend you paint the canopy frame
with Pactra Formula-U or Chevron Perfect Paint Use
masking tape or frisket film to cover the portion of the
canopy that is not to be painted If you are not sure that the
paint is compatible with the clear canopy, test the paint on a
leftover piece of canopy material
For painting the pilot we have discovered that acrylic water
base paints such as the types found at craft stores work
great The a c r y l i c paints look realistic on the pilot
because they are not glossy and best of all, they cleanup
with water.
Paint the cockpit interior using your own imagination We
painted the back rest instrument panel and the cockpit
sides with flat black brush-on paint, then covered the
cockpit floor with 600-grit sandpaper glued in place with
3M 77 spray adhesive.
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