Sunday, September 25, 2011

SKIN

When the tires blew, the large heavy steel belted treads separated and hit the under belly skin, tearing it loose. Here it is all hanging down.

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The factory had already cut into the skin and stitched it back together. I just duplicated their process to put the belly skin back in place. Here is a look before sealing it up with a caulking gun.

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I will wipe the belly skin with alcohol to clean it so that the sealant will adhere well.

Here is a look at the factory’s ty wrap stitching and sealing up job looks like.

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As you can see, the process makes a strong, well sealed repair.

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