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Repairing fabric tear on plane covered with non-standard paint

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MontanaMan

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Western Montana
Hi:

I have a J3 Kitten ultralight that was covered with the non-certified 1.7 oz. fabric, and painted with Marine paint, called "System Three Marine Coatings" WR-LPU. It is described as "a two-part, water-based linear polyurethane enamel." It comes in 2 parts ... a can of paint and a bottle of "cross-linking material"

The Primer used was System Three WR-155, a "Waterborne 2-part epoxy primer." Apparently those two (the topcoat paint and primer) are designed to go together as a marine covering system by the company System Three.

So ... I have a rip in the fabric that needs repair, and I'm not sure how to go about it. What glue do you think I should use?

I've never covered a planed before, and have never repaired a tear in the fabric.

Any help/advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks!
 
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