ORIGINAL: Kwigen
. . . Also, CA hinges don't require a lot of glue. If glue is visible then the hinge has been over-glued.
I know I used too much glue in the hinges as I could see the glue on the hinge as it was drying.
Could it be that there is not ENOUGH gap between the control surfaces? Maybe I should give a tiny bit more gap between when I redo the hinges [:@] (according to what you members are saying here I have no choice, struts do not fix over-glued hinges).
When I cut these hinges off to replace them, what hinges should I use? I trimmed some off the CA hinges to make them alittle smaller but maybe I should have trimmed more off them cause maybe they are still too wide for such a small model.
If not CA hinges, what ones would be best for this model? Or should I still use CA hinges, just smaller? I only need a couple drops of glue on both sides of the surface, top and bottom OR JUST TOP? 2 drops will be enough?
Removing the hinges will be easy I hope. From what I see, just cut the old ones off, make sure the material is level with the wood, and add new hinges further down. Only 2 drops per side of the control surface top and bottom. OR will only one drop per side be enough?
As you can see from the attached pics, the same is happening to the rudder.
EDIT: I am thinking maybe all I need is 1/2 of a CA hinge for something this small. Will that work? I would only need 1 drop per side. So what you are all saying is I do not need to see the glue in the hinge to have it hold!!!