I've finally mustered the courage to apply the vacu-formed wraps on the SV. I've washed and dried the wraps, and I'll start with the smallest, least-detailed wrap since I'm actually scared to death beacuse this is the first build I've done with this much acreage of vacu-formed wraps (seriously.)
I'll use the same contact cement I used successfully on the vacu-formed details of the vintage Centuri SkyLab build earlier this year: DAP Weldwood contact cement. I've pencilled the seam location and the top and bottom margins onto the BT and then bordered with tape.
Coating only about 2" at a time, I'm using a single-use flux brush to apply a super-thin coat of "snot" onto the wrap and the BT, smooth the wrap down onto the BT, and then 2 more inches, and so on until it's done.
I've now removed the margin tape and I've taped over the seam until the "snot" cures.

So far, so good. No "crazing" or softening of the wrap yet, but this was an easy one. ONLY 6 more to go---ALL of them harder. I'm pretty sure the highly-detailed interstage wrapper will be the hardest one. TBC

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