I only sealed the hinge gap in my EF 50cc Extra, but the rest of my planes are not sealed, but the gaps are pristine and extremely close. I like them that way. I do have a question that falls into this catagory. How much of a hinge gap is too large of a gap to seal, or will there be problems sealing such a gap?

I recently purchased an Edge 540 26-30cc 73" wing plane that has the worse hinge job on the ailerons I have ever seen and the worse than any of my planes. I think the chinaman had too much Saki when he hinged this one. I have never worked with a gap this bad and so thought I would inquire from you wiser ones on this.

The stabs and rudder are ok and will work with sealing the gaps. I do have to replace one hinge on the rudder, but no big deal there. The hinges in the ailerons are Robart style hinges and would require removing them all and sealing up the holes, re-drilling and replacing the hinges which is way more labor than I desire (or have the time) to put into a NEW ARF.

So, how much on ailerons is too much of a gap to seal? I was wondering if I can slip by with this plane by taking a chance on sealing the gaps with covering or Blenderm tape on both sides and see what happens. If re-hinging is the right thing to do then I will do that but maybe later on as I want to put another 30cc in my fleet.

Hoping for some replies from those of you that have ran into this problem before.