Estes Paveway III Build, Part 7 Fin Gluing

The reinforcement side pieces needed some adjustment sanding to get a good fit all down the tail cone sides.
I ended up doing a fit of all eight pieces individually. Each reinforcement piece was marked 1 - 8. The tail cone was also marked 1 - 8 so each piece had its matching location.
Blow molded parts can be inconsistent, not totally round and with dimples near some of the seams. Each reinforcement piece needed a separate fitting.

The reinforcement pieces were traced around while held beside the fins.
The reinforcement pieces were pulled a little inside their final location for sanding. I didn't want to take any chance of sanding outside their final glued on edge.
On the right, you can see where the remaining primer was sanded down for better glue adhesion.

The fins are large and hard to keep in place while drying.
It seemed every time the second fin was tacked down, the first fin would fall off. This is where the FinTool came in handy. It helped hold the fin in place while the glue set up.

The root edges weren't making great contact against the motor mount tube inside. When the reinforcement pieces are glued on the fins should be held strong.