Top Flite TOPA0290 - Manual (Page 42)

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4.
Use a tr
im seal tool to iron 3/16" [4.8mm] str
ips
of co
v
e
ring do
wn into the corr
ugations
.
Carefully cut
the ends of the str
ips at the ends
.
Hint:
Use a metal
file and w
et/dr
y sandpaper to round the tip of y
our
tr
im seal tool to match the r
adius of the corr
ugations
.
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5.
After all of the corr
ugations ha
v
e
been co
v
ered,
co
v
er the bottom of the stab going r
ight o
v
er the
corr
ugations as though the
y w
eren’t e
v
en there
.
T
he
bottom can be co
v
ered in one piece
.
After ironing the
co
v
e
ring do
wn around the tips
, use thin tape as a
guide to cut the co
v
e
ring.
P
eel off the tape and the
unneeded co
v
e
ring.
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6.
Co
v
er the top of the stab the same w
a
y—the
tape tr
ic
k still w
o
rk
s
.
This will pro
vide an e
v
en,
str
aight, near
ly in
visib
le seam.
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7.
No
w to finish the corr
ugations—use a
str
aightedge and a
sharp
hob
b
y
knif
e to slit the
co
v
e
ring do
wn the middle of all the corr
ugations—
don’t w
orr
y,
this really w
o
rks (y
ou could tr
y it on the
bottom first).
Use the tr
im seal tool to iron the
co
v
e
ring do
wn into the corr
ugations o
v
er the
pre
viously ironed-do
wn str
ips
.
Note:
Should y
our
co
v
e
ring job e
v
er require a little touch-up to remo
v
e
an
y wr
inkles that ma
y appear in the future
, don’t use
a heat gun.
This will pull the co
v
e
ring from the
corr
ugations
.
A
lw
a
ys use a co
v
e
ring iron with a
co
v
e
ring soc
k to remo
v
e
wr
inkles
.
No
w that the stabiliz
er has been co
v
ered, y
ou ma
y
proceed with constr
uction.
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