Pepsi Chipmunk Build

Given the Wots Wot some time today fitting in the new floor which for some reason would not fit as per the first check. Anyway my fingers too cold. Retired into the conservatory and the heater.

Pepsi prop on and the spinner well and truly hacked until it cleared prop. What else can I get done? Cut four 25mm wide strips of Oracover, 2 red and 2 blue. Iron and stretch on to the fuselage. Now the fun! Eight stars on each strip, dreading this bit because the sticky is one hit or nothing. Done! :whistle:

Back to the wing now a correction had been made to the gear slots. Thanks Pete.

Sunday saw me removing all the white centre band to make way for a new band 25mm wider which "hopefully" will mean that the blue leading edge colour will now match the blue line on the fuselage or near enough. Also I will make a better job of covering it too. Completed cleaning up and managed to get the underside white in place.

Monday, got the centre white band topside on and a lot better job, although I was on tender hooks using the heat gun to stretch it over the wing tips. With that all done managed to get the underside blue on too and this time I got a much much better finish.

.Wednesday, it was 11am before I got motivated but now have the top side blue in place and pleased with my efforts. Used Covertex to help stick down the the white middle band that aligns with the fuselage on bottom side, a grp wing joiner bandage. Sponsor lettering now on starboard wing but I have left the port side till later when I feel I can get it right. the lettering seems to be attracted to me and anything else wearing any man-made fibres which makes it a right pain the ass to apply as it seems to have mind of it's own.

Notice in the images the excellent facilities I have to work in and then only till end of December when it becomes a greenhouse for seedlings..... :lol:

Looking really good Phil

Nice Phil

Phil - Getting self adhesive decals in the right place without making a mess of them.
This might not sound right but I can assure you it works o.k - wet the surface with a mixture
of water & washing up liquid, this will allow you to easily slide the decal into position & then gently
squeeze the liquid out.
You can even run a moderately hot iron over them & listen to the sizzle as the water escapes as steam.
Colin

Very little washing up liquid...homeopathy levels.

MikeSeale wrote: Very little washing up liquid...homeopathy levels.

I assume you mean a very tiny amount of washing up liquid Mike.

Yes. Practice with an off-cut of sticker/vinyl material to see how long it takes to 'stick' once you squeegee out the water. Too much detergent and it will never stick because even though the water has evaporated you are left with a slimy layer. TBH, I'm not sure you need any detergent at all. Try it with just water first...on an off-cut.

Will do Mike.

Phil, try some 2H2O if you can get, it has a slightly higher boiling point than H2O, thus giving you those extra precious seconds to get the alignment perfect.