Fabric glue/fabric repair?

[Chubby_cubby]

I noticed the fabric coming up where the wind had slapped a lose piece of trim (see the pics) against it…. It is right where the wing bolts on.

Thoughts on how to best repair?

 

[supercrow]

As long as it is clean, it should glue right back down with fabric cement, no problem. That is why I like to cover a butt rib first and then the the top and bottom fabric have something you can leave a couple inches long and glue down to the butt rib fabric.. It’s not too late to cover that rib with fabric wherever you can find something to glue it to. Then glue a new piece under your loose edge and down onto the flat surface of the butt rib.

 

[Steve Pierce]

I would clean and put Stewart System glue on both surfaces, pull apart, wait 10-15 minutes until the blue turns darker and then attach. Use a piece of parchment paper and a 220 degree iron to really stick it after it has dried a while. Solvent based glues like Super Seam and Poly-Tac outgas and that outgassing will bubble the finish.

 

[Chubby_cubby]

Thank you for your replies!!!!! I'm such a nubie.. any help is very much appreciated!.

 

[Steve Pierce]

This is a patch I did on a Maule belly recently with some fabric we had save from a wing we rebuilt from a ground loop accident. Fabric was less than a year old and the paint matched perfectly.

The excess glue is easily cleaned up with a gum eraser.

 

[Chubby_cubby]

This is a patch I did on a Maule belly recently with some fabric we had save from a wing we rebuilt from a ground loop accident. Fabric was less than a year old and the paint matched perfectly.

The excess glue is easily cleaned up with a gum eraser.
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Thank you for the info. My understand is the glue soaks into the threads of the fabric... and of course where mine has pulled up - I'm sure the threads were previously filled with glue. I'm hoping it can re-stick to the wood of my spare and hold - see the pic below.

I don't want it to let go one at at time across the top of the wing like a zipper....

 

[Steve Pierce]

The Stewart glue is like a contact adhesive and is approved on certified airplanes to glue to the finish paint.

 

[bob turner]

The glue does work. I am finding that repairs using Stewarts glue are permanent. And contrary to instructions, I can get excellent blend of a fabric repair by wet-sanding the Eko-fill. I do not spray catalyzed stuff, so my top coats are minor alterations. I probably won’t do a major repair or alteration with Stewarts.

 

[Chubby_cubby]

Thank you everyone!!! You all are invaluable to a rookie like me.

 

[joemcd]

I would clean and put Stewart System glue on both surfaces, pull apart, wait 10-15 minutes until the blue turns darker and then attach. Use a piece of parchment paper and a 220 degree iron to really stick it after it has dried a while. Solvent based glues like Super Seam and Poly-Tac outgas and that outgassing will bubble the finish.

Steve,
How long do you generally let it dry before you run the iron over it?
Thanks,
Joe

 

[Steve Pierce]

An hour or so.