Installed nutplates in right wingtip

December 5, 2012 – After deburring and painting the nutplate strips, I installed them in the right wingtip. The kit I got from Cleveland had -6 length rivets for the nutplates, which turned out to be WAY too long. I used 3.5s. Anyway, this was pretty straightforward, except for when I clecoed one in place, installed one nutplate, then realized some of the holes weren’t lining up. I had installed the strip upside down. Since I was using sealant to help secure the strips, it got a little messy, but oh well… Used a squeezer for all of these, so it was easy and quiet.

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