Today was one of those AAAARGH.... days. Stopped at the airport to put the wheel back on my plane after putting in a tire tube, and fly if possible... I guess it was too breezy, after lifting the gear up and putting it on a block to put the wheel back on, the breeze took it and knocked it back off the block, The folded wing jumped off the folding support and the support ripped an 8" tear in the upper wing fabric , running straight back from just aft of the leading edge.
Anyway... it's Poly-Fiber. My understanding is that one generally just cements a patch over the damage,, heat shrunk tight, followed by poly-brush, poly-spray, and poly-tone. But wouldn't the ripped edges curl up underneath the patch?
Is there any reason why I shouldn't do it like a Ceconite repair, baseball stitching the rip together, then apply the patch with the poly-brush, followed by the poly-spray and poly-tone? I have heard people talk of doing it that way, but it's not mentioned on the poly-fiber website.
-Dana
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."-- Abraham Lincoln
Anyway... it's Poly-Fiber. My understanding is that one generally just cements a patch over the damage,, heat shrunk tight, followed by poly-brush, poly-spray, and poly-tone. But wouldn't the ripped edges curl up underneath the patch?
Is there any reason why I shouldn't do it like a Ceconite repair, baseball stitching the rip together, then apply the patch with the poly-brush, followed by the poly-spray and poly-tone? I have heard people talk of doing it that way, but it's not mentioned on the poly-fiber website.
-Dana
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."-- Abraham Lincoln
