Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Centuri Finless Build Part 7 Shroud Cement

Pre-roll the shroud before cementing together.

I learned a valuable tip from the Apogee website about using rubber cement instead of white glue when gluing a shroud tab.

Lay a coat of rubber cement on 1/2 of the length of the tab. Stick the tab under the long edge of the shroud.
Apply more rubber cement on the exposed tab and stick the other side of the shroud on the glue tab.
After the cement dries, you can cleanly remove any excess by rubbing over it with your finger.

TIPS on rubber cement:
Using the cement on one side gives you a joint you can place and reposition if needed.
Using rubber cement on both sides gets you a permanent joint you can't reposition.

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