Centuri Screaming Eagle Build, Part 7, Tube Wraps

The body tube seams were filled and the browned tube painted gloss white.

At the back end of the white tube is a checkered wrap.
Before applying I checked the length of the wrap with a strip of paper.

When the marked strip was set beside the sticker, you can see the overlap.
The sticker wrap is long, by one full red check.

TIP: Start your tube wraps centered on the launch lug line. This way any overlap (or short gap in a decal or wrap) will be hidden when on the launcher. You always take launch pictures with the launch rod behind the rocket, right?

This checker band was started just to the right of the lug line. The entire red check overlap will end up centered under the lug. The seam is almost invisible.
The red half goes on the bottom, the blue on top.




The larger stars and bars wrap started right down the lug line.
Starting the wrap here guarantees the center of the red stripe will be centered over the fin root edges.

I was surprised the adhesive was still very sticky. So far no lifting at the edges.