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BUBBLE-FREE TRIMMING

here are several ways to trim a finished heat shrunk covered aircraft. However, sometimes bubbles of air can become trapped under the trim covering. Cut your trim material to the desired shape/size and switch on your covering iron to a low temperature. The temperature of the iron must be low

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