After the fairing is cut out it needs some coaxing to get it to a more conical shape.
The tip should be a tighter cone shape. I formed it around a 1/4" dowel.
The sides will want to bow out so the dowel was rolled over to make the outside edge straighter.
From the rear you can set and shape the fairing to the contour of the nozzle bell.
This model had 12 launches before this repair. The nozzles had a few hard landings but are actually holding up pretty well. The nozzle on the bottom is a replacement.
The fairing is glued on -
Line up the black and white separation with the paint separation above it.
The original fin is glued back on and fillets applied - DONE!
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