I need to make a repair and while I'm quite capable of dealing with fabric and dope I'm not sure where to start with Imron paint. It's 18 years old and still in near perfect condition. The area I need to repair can be done on original tape lines. So all you experienced Short Wingers how do I go about it??
The fabric is Stitts. The plane was run into by a vehicle in a common hangar and it cracked a longeron. I need to peel back the fabric enough for the tig welder to do his thing. It's possible that the tube may have had a bit of corrosion as that's the first idea you get when you get a crack but checking all the tubing around it there doesn't appear to be any. Anyways there are tape joints that can be cut on that would ease the fabric repair. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, R