RE: Reconditioning an Ultra Stick
I started with the tail first as it had some visible fuel damage where it had seeped through the covering and into the balsa. Once I got the horizontal stab cut off the body and the old covering stripped, the extend of the fuel damage became apparent. I decided the easiest thing to do was simply replace the leading edge. Since it is one piece across the entire stab, replacement looks to be fairly straight forward. I cut each of the glue joints to get it ready for the replacement piece. I don't have photos up of it yet, but I am using a piece of square stock that I will sand to round the leading edge.