View source for SECTION 43: CABIN COVER

=== Build Instruction Updates ===
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Check for more recent updates [https://www.vansaircraft.com/service-information-and-revisions/?aircraft=rv-10&doctype=revisions-changes&sort=date here]
==== Posts ====
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/vansrv10/posts/6271632386291141 FB 7/23]
* [https://vansairforce.net/community/showthread.php?t=206804 VAF 5/21]

==== Videos ====
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfFgaco04lg Craig's video]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GD6w_hotyQ BuildFlyGo's video 1]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PkDpp3_yaI BuildFlyGo's video 2]
* A leaf on the Wind Videos
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvmB2EDpnPI cabin top part 1]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4top4ZMhec cabin top part 2]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_Szps8EbRU cabin top part 3]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fZUcVxErXM cabin top part 4]

* Rodrigo Damazio Bovendorp' videos
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87uc-8NvbnE Cabin Cover 1]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAhOOzAMrv0 Cabin Cover 2]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmQgmbdjh18 Cabin Cover 3]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEIomP9hEPA Cabin Cover 4]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WL5ypHJTRI Cabin Cover 5]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80ZSJNI8k30 Cabin Cover 6]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD0hK9_cg5w Cabin Cover 7]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_WvbSfOukc Cabin Cover 8]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YYSrE1i8X0 Cabin Cover 9]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRN7ohC4B6w Cabin Cover 10]
** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lsYAIfMHDM Cabin Cover 11]

== Hints ==
* Fiberglass Dust Protection
** [https://www.uline.com/BL_1637/3M-Paint-Project-Respirators?keywords=3m+respirator 3M Respirator]
** [https://www.harborfreight.com/full-coverage-disposable-protective-suit-x-large-59264.html coverall with hood]
** [https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/hobbyair.php?clickkey=16415 HobbyAir fresh air respirator] (pumps clean air from remote location into mask). Full face mask also protects dust getting into your eyes / face.)

*(D. Peterson) This is time consuming, but it isn't rocket science.  It is an expensive part & you don't want to mess it up, but be methodical & patient and it will be fine.  We started with Dremels with Permagrit cutoff disks and also a Dewalt oscillating tool with a "fast wood" blade which worked surprisingly well (get a couple extra blades). I tried a jigsaw, but the blades I had dulled super fast. The 40 grit paper on a belt sander worked very well for the closer work and getting the bottom and sides of the door thin enough.  We traced the scribe line with a fine tip sharpie and rough cut to that, then worked our way down until it fit. We probably put it on and off the airplane 15-20 times, which is a bit of a pain, but not bad in the big scheme of things. I now understand what people mean when they say it gets "razor thin"; the edges get very sharp as you get close to the end.  Use caution!  One thing we did wrong at first was trying fit the aft edge of the Upper Fwd Fuse OUTSIDE the cabin top. It doesn't work well that way. The skin goes INSIDE the cabin top. Seems obvious now. See pic.   One thing we did toward the end of the door bottom was get a micrometer out and get average current readings, subtract 0.0625 (our goal of thinning for that round) so we had a goal to trim to. If you do this, mark your micrometer so you are sticking it "into" the cabin edge the same amount (the fiberglass tapers, so the depth of material into the throat of the micrometer affects your measurement).  Before it got too thin we were drawing thin permanent marker lines to trim to.    I second breathing protection, safety glasses, and hearing protection at least. We also used the air hose to blow ourselves off numerous times.  Good luck. It took two of us about a day and a half. It wasn't as bad as I expected.<br>[[File:Upper Fwd Fuse vs. Cabin Top.png|400px|Aft edge of Upper Fwd Fuse needs to go to the INTERIOR of the cabin top door frame.]]
* There are several tools that work well for trimming fiberglass.
** Vans ships a couple of cutting disks with the kit.
** This combination is expensive but makes it really easy. The 60,000 rpm pencil grinder is very small and can rest on top of the surface. It grinds in all directions, meaning one can make an incision near the scribe line and slowly grind sideways until the scribe line is exactly matched, then cut forwards right along the scribe line. Makes cutting as easy as drawing a line.
*** [https://www.panamericantool.com/novar-pencil-grinder.html Pencil grinder]
*** [https://www.homedepot.com/p/Dremel-1-1-4-in-Rotary-Tool-Carbide-Cutting-Shaping-Wheel-for-Use-on-Woods-Fiberglass-Plastics-and-Laminates-543/202315728 Dremel Cutting / Shaping Wheel]
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* Step 1: The cover's scribe lines for where it needs to mate with the door opening of the fuselage are too far apart. The door opening is only 37 inches but the scribe lines yield a 37 7/16 wide cover. See this [https://vansairforce.net/community/showthread.php?t=206804 VAF thread] for details.

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