The curves were cut with scissors. Notice I cut a little away from the orange arcs, just playing it safe on the clear border.
Cut the straight lines with a knife and straightedge.
you'll need to line up the wrap left side down the tube.
Use your aluminum angle to draw a light pencil line down the tube, as long as the left edge of the wrap.
Before peeling off the backing, do a dry fit.
When the lower arcs were lined up, I noticed one side of the wrap was a bit tall. I went back with a straightedge and cut a long sliver to even up both sides.
Next post we'll attach the roll wrap. It's easier than I thought it would be.
I've been generally wary about large stickers after having a wee bit of trouble with the wraps in one of those science kits that Radio Shack used to sell (see link below). The tubes for the rockets in this kit being a bit thicker than the usual Estes body tubes worked in my favor (i.e. they were rigid - Estes tubes would've squished a bit, making it more likely to end up with some wrinkles in the wrap).
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