Hi, I have a question about epoxy. I am about to recover my plane Ive stripped everything off except for the tail and rudder area,because both are epoxied in place.
Is there a way to debond epoxy without damaging my plane?

Thank you.[8D]

I am looking forward to that exact challenge this upcoming off season. My plan is to cut the covering as close to the joints as possible, visible epoxy and all and recover according to Minn and RCKen's technique of doing small strips in the corners first. Then doing the larger sections. The epoxy between the surfaces is the stuff thats holding it all together anyway, and disturbing that just makes me nervous. After all, thats the section of the plane that withstood the nose in attitude with no apparent damage, must be attached well.

The only way I've foud to get epoxy to let go is with a hot exacto knife. That being said.......cover it with the tail attached, much simpler .

Unless the tail surfaces were glued on crooked, do as others have suggested and cover with them already on.

Yes, definitely, do not try to remove them. Covering with them in place is not hard, and makes for a nicer finish because you don't have that big seam showing where the stab of fin goes into the fuse.