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My first fabric repair

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So the prior owner personalized the Lt. wing leading edge loading into his trailer. Fortunately, damage was limited to the fabric and PVC extrusion only. For better or worse, it provided the opportunity for my first PolyFiber fabric repair learning experience.

The problem...

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Prepping the area...

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PolyFiber manual says don't use Bondo because it retains moisture, I used this 2-part filler instead...

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Filler on and rough sanded...

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Gluing the patch fabric on with Poly-Brush...

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Patch after heat-shrinking and 2 coats Poly-Brush...

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After a couple coats of silver UV Poly-Spray and wet sanding...

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Waiting on PT136 Lemon Yellow paint now, will post a pic of the finished patch someday if it looks half-way decent. :)

Well once I got the gun set it went ok, but it would benefit from another couple of cross coats. Pretty cold so I decided to stop and let it dry good before I made a runny mess. Used the extra paint in the sprayer gup to freshen up the gear legs, yea.

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So the prior owner personalized the Lt. wing leading edge loading into his trailer. Fortunately, damage was limited to the fabric and PVC extrusion only. For better or worse, it provided the opportunity for my first PolyFiber fabric repair learning experience.

Waiting on PT136 Lemon Yellow paint now, will post a pic of the finished patch someday if it looks half-way decent. smile.gif

Looks good so far! I absolutely LOVE the poly fiber. Nothing is eaiser to field repair!!! I hate the old dope (aircraft dope ya jackwagons) :lmao:

I have done some pretty extensive field repairs with a very small generator and a hobby iron. Speaking of which, I got a few to do on my plane when I get home. Damn Alders and overgrown runways bugeyes.gif

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