Step 6. With the door taped to the fuselage, roll the hinges away from the door and apply epoxy with milled fibers. Place a thick drop on each hinge base, enough to have a decent squeeze out. This epoxy bed will also serve as a shim between the hinge base and the gear door. This is due to the fact that on most models, the surface between the gear door and the fuselage skin will not be even, leaving a gap between the hinge base and the gear door.

Note: Do not force the hinge base flat into the gear door, it will only deform it and it will not operate "loosely". Rotate the hinge with glue on the base until it "touches" the gear door, then release and allow to cure.