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❏ 4. Thoroughly scuff the cabin top with 400-grit
sandpaper to remove any deep scratches leftover
from sanding the fuselage and to provide a surface
to which the paint will adhere. Apply strips of tape
where necessary to protect the windows.
❏ 5. After sanding the cabin top, apply strips of
masking tape over the windows. Using the molded-in
window frames as a guide, use a soft, lead pencil to
mark the window outlines onto the tape. Use a sharp
#11 blade to cut on the lines, then peel away the
excess tape leaving the windows masked off. Apply
a coat of primer. Remove the masking tape, wet sand
the primer, then re mask the windows. Now apply the
color coat. With a little luck and skill all that will be
required will be two coats—one primer coat and one
color coat. IMPORTANT: You can learn from our
mistake! Even though you are painting the outside of
the cabin top, BE CERTAIN to mask off the inside as
well. Any overspray that gets on the inside of the
windows will have to be removed. We haven’t
discovered a solvent that will remove LustreKote
without affecting the plastic as well.
❏ 6. If you want to go all-out, you can do the same
as we did on the model on the kit box cover and paint
the landing gear too. Disassemble the gear, then use
denatured alcohol to wipe away any grease or oil.
Lightly sand the parts as best you can with 400-grit
sandpaper. Any extra mold flashing will have to be
trimmed off the wheel covers on Robart wheels. Use
an airbrush to spray the landing gear parts. Allow to
dry thoroughly before reassembling.
❏ 7. If you haven’t yet done so, coat the firewall and
the nose gear structure with 30-minute epoxy
thinned with alcohol or fuelproof paint. Also coat the
underside of the top wing sheeting in the flap area (if
you’ve built working flaps).
FINAL ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEMS HOOKUP
We’re finally getting down to the “home stretch” and
pretty soon your Arrow will be ready to take to the air!
❏ 1. If you didn’t use a Great Planes Slot Machine to
cut the hinge slots, drill 3/32"[2.4mm] holes,
1/2"[13mm] deep, through the middle of all the hinge
slots to allow the CA to wick all the way to the back
of the hinge. Drilling holes is not necessary if the
hinge slots were cut with a Slot Machine.
❏ 2. Fit the ailerons to the wing with the CA hinges.
If any of the hinges don’t remain centered, stick a T-
pin through the middle of the hinges, then join the
ailerons and remove the T-pins.
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