Fabric Cutouts

[P Johnson]

I have the wings in Poly Spray ready for final paint, I will be using Ranthane, I have not made the cutouts for the fuel drains yet as I was told somewhere to leave them till after painting and use a sharp exacto knife to cut the holes out. The Fuselage is in the spray booth and will not come out until it is painted, I need to temporally fit the landing gear to determine the location of the brake lines so I can fit the grommets for these lines will route through, I am considering making all the cutouts for landing gear bolts, aerials and the wing fuel drains now as it would be easier to burn the holes with a hot pin now before painting and have a painted edge rather than cut them out later after painting. Is there any downside to doing it this way?

[Benbell4140]

I melted all the necessary holes before paint and didn’t have any problems.


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[PapuaPilot]

I melted all the necessary holes before paint and didn’t have any problems.

Melt it with the hot tip of a soldering iron. This makes a nice clean hole and melts the fabric so there aren't any threads to come loose.

[P Johnson]

Thank you for the advice, bought a cheap soldering iron did not want to use my good one, worked a treat.

Regards

Paul.