Space X Falcon Build Part 5 Body Sticker

Another new body wrap sticker was sent out by the kit manufacturer.

From Gus' tutorial:
Measure and mark the center of the printed side of the wrap just at the top and bottom.

The backing is lifted off while tearing it at the mid point along a strait edge.

Move the backing sheet away from the center line of the wrap so about 1/4" of the sticky surface is exposed.

Double check the body tube to be sure the pencil line is straight. You can use your aluminum angle.


Lay the 1/4" wide open area of the body sticker on the body tube matching up the tick marks on the sticker with the straight line on the body tube.

It'll take a few tries to get it right on the top and bottom.




Lift the backing on one side only and slowly apply the wrap smoothing it out as you go. Take it SLOW!
After one half of the wrap is down, remove the backing from the remaining half and slowly roll it around the tube.

The picture shows how it all lined up at the seam.

This is how the wrap should have gone on.
What I didn't show here was a tearing of the wrap when I tried to do a very slight repostitioning. This wrap sticker grabs hard and quick!

Space X said they'd send out a replacement tube with the wrap already in place. 
What they sent was crooked, wrinkled and unusable.