Hi,
I did something stupid on my rudder. I slipped while riveting the shear clips to the stiffeners and made a tiny little pimple (opposite of a dent, facing out) on my skin. Accidents happen, and I should have left it alone, but being a noob, I thought "I can fix that!" So I placed the skin face down and a back rivet plate and proceeded to try to tap the pimple flat by tapping all around with a hammer / bucking bar, etc.
Now I have a lump about the diameter of a golf ball. It's not terribly tall, but will oil can in and out when I push on it. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to turn this particular outie into an innie so that I can fill it later. I have already riveted the skins together and the spar in place, but have not closed up the leading edje yet, so I can still sortof reach some fingers up inside if needed. Anything I do just seems to make matters worse.
Thanks!
I did something stupid on my rudder. I slipped while riveting the shear clips to the stiffeners and made a tiny little pimple (opposite of a dent, facing out) on my skin. Accidents happen, and I should have left it alone, but being a noob, I thought "I can fix that!" So I placed the skin face down and a back rivet plate and proceeded to try to tap the pimple flat by tapping all around with a hammer / bucking bar, etc.
Now I have a lump about the diameter of a golf ball. It's not terribly tall, but will oil can in and out when I push on it. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to turn this particular outie into an innie so that I can fill it later. I have already riveted the skins together and the spar in place, but have not closed up the leading edje yet, so I can still sortof reach some fingers up inside if needed. Anything I do just seems to make matters worse.
Thanks!