ColoRv
Well Known Member
I may have painted myself into a bit of a corner here. I'm getting ready to put the forward top skin on and it looks a bit odd to me. I checked a buddies flying -8 and bit doesn't look like his edge has been rolled at all, but it lays nice and flat. Mine, with clecos only, looks like this:
The question is, will rivets pull that down tight or should I roll the edge to make it lay flat once riveted. Rolling the edge after having dimpled it may be one heck of a trick. I am considering bending the edge outboard of the dimples with a hand seamer, maybe bend it where it contacts the fuselage side....but thought I would ask the 'been there, done that' crowd for your thoughts before I do something I may regret. How did you guys handle this area?
The question is, will rivets pull that down tight or should I roll the edge to make it lay flat once riveted. Rolling the edge after having dimpled it may be one heck of a trick. I am considering bending the edge outboard of the dimples with a hand seamer, maybe bend it where it contacts the fuselage side....but thought I would ask the 'been there, done that' crowd for your thoughts before I do something I may regret. How did you guys handle this area?
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