You can build up the canopy with some structural epoxy in that spot.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:34 AM, Rob Kochman wrote:
> I'm doing the initial fitting of my first door. It actually fits
> reasonably well; however, the forward edge at the top of the door
> sits 2-3 32nds proud of the cabin cover surface between the door
> edge and the forward latch. The door isn't touching the canopy
> there; rather, the curve of the door isn't sharp enough. Attaching
> the hinges should pull it down somewhat, but definitely won't be
> flush.
>
> For you grizzled door veterans, is this something I should be able
> to fix by a combination of sanding the door surface and building up
> the canopy, or would that end up looking bad? I could slide the
> door down a little, but that makes the lower sides look bad.
>
> BTW, thanks to Les for the heads up on avoiding gaps when bonding
> the halves together. I used a ton of epoxy/flox around where the
> final cut would be and don't have any gaps.
>
> -Rob
>
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> Rob Kochman
> RV-10 "Finishing" Kit
> Woodinville, WA (near Seattle)
> http://kochman.net/N819K
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