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Old 02-10-2012, 08:36 AM
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ORIGINAL: rg1911

How would you steam the wing? Wet it down and then use an iron?

Jeff doesn't have any wing kits. He didn't have any spare parts cut for the latest production of the kit. I *do* have a kit from the second production, but I'd hate to have to use the wing components from it, since I wanted to build the new kit with the shorter wing.

Richard
Use a teakettle, or boiling water in a larger container. Hold the wing, (usually by the end of the panel), over the steam, and twist the opposite direction as the warp. Hold it in position for a few seconds over the steam, then remove from the steam while continuing to hold the wing until it cools...then check to see how it looks. You develop a "feel" for it about exactly WHERE to hold the wing, and for how long. If the warp isn't too bad, you will have better success.

Good luck.

Duane