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Old 07-12-2009, 12:47 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I agree. You can cut the plastic so that there is no overlap, but then you have a long seam for air to get in.

In terms of wear, that's why I only ever do one wheel at a time. Not gonna waste effort on a bad design. I will report on damage to the cover as/if it happens.

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Super glue? Seems like you could just paste some glue over it and smooth it out with a tongue depressor to get rid of the overlap necessary... or taper both edges of the pie cut to fit together, then glue them before installation.

AAMOF, if you're careful about where you make the pie-cut, and you're using corrugated plastic, you can just stick a couple plastic pins in the corrugation to hold the pieces together.

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