Covering HurricaneHopr


How I Cover

 

Hi, this should get you started

these are the basics
 

7 mill boat shrink wrap...two sided tape on all ribs...place fabric on two sided tape...it lifts off and can be pulled as tightly as possible before shrinking...two sided tape on all edges LE TE wing tip..trim fabric for 1 inch over hang....use 3" shrink tape to tape all edges...now I use a heat gun on the fabric between ribs...I can shrink two or 3 ribs in 30 minutes...heating the two sided tape on the ribs makes it adhear to the fabric...it takes a lot of time to shrink the fabric and not burn through...I cover the bottom first...

 

here are pix from my web site, and will take a while to load all the pictures.

http://www.matoonline.com/HoosierHopper.htm

http://www.matoonline.com/images/_ultralights/HoosierHopper/covering.htm

 

 

this is from my website, and will take a while to load all the pictures.

my recover job using 2 sided tape is about 1/3 of the way from the top of the page

http://www.matoonline.com/images/_ultralights/HoosierHopper/coveringWing.htm
 

some products I've used

https://www.ebay.com/itm/141731048316

https://www.ebay.com/itm/373564450915

https://www.ebay.com/itm/192351435129

https://www.ebay.com/itm/255428635420

 

one more item I like

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000PSB1K0
 

the sun will make the tape peal off. put it on the bottom only, and get uv resistant tape for the spots in the sun

https://dr-shrink.com/product/4-preservation-tape-ds-714w/

 

Trim vinyl for a covered area

https://www.ebay.com/itm/203310372550

 

Edge Sealing tape for vinyl trim

the edge sealer tape is also good to seal the loose tape edges

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175687180582

 

Heat gun

https://www.ebay.com/itm/265969007452

 

 

 

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