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Old 04-15-2006, 11:18 AM
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Default Warped foam/Depron

I bought an Ultrafly Ultimate.The rudder and fin are not flat.I tried to take out the warp overnight with some weight,no results.Any tricks on how to straighten this piece?
Old 04-16-2006, 01:38 PM
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Default RE: Warped foam/Depron

i use packing tape . over bend it the other way and tape from the other side than flip it over and tape it might take a few trys to get it right but it works for me hope this helps[img][/img][img][/img] edit I know this is not the same but the same thing should work.
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Old 04-17-2006, 06:40 AM
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Default RE: Warped foam/Depron

Also try heat. Hot air or hot water. I use heat to bend depron all the time, so you could use it to straighten out the depron just as easily.
Try the hot water first, soak the depron in it for a couple of minutes, then clamp it straight.
Old 04-21-2006, 12:37 AM
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Default RE: Warped foam/Depron

Thanks guys!
The packing tape will probably work
I tried heat to no avail,hot water is something I havent tried.The piece I was referring to was the fin and rudder.Once I cut the two apart and hinged and applied decals,they came out reasonably straight.

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