The Web abounds with stories of doom and gloom from people trying to attach the vacu-form wraps to the Apogee Saturn V. Rocketeers bemoan melted stringers, torn wraps, problems getting the CA to wick the way the instruction video describes—and on and on.

What to do?

Tim shows an alternative, using a particular double-sided tape. It’s appealing: no risk of melting plastic. But, I remember the nerve-racking work attaching the paper wraps to the Estes Saturn V. Estes recommended using a permanent spray adhesive to attach the wraps, and I sweated proverbial bullets over getting those things lined up just right before attaching them. I’m not exactly thrilled with repeating that process using the Apogee vacu-formed wraps.

So, I thought I’d just try out the CA method, using some trimmings from the wraps and some other paper tubes. The procedure worked as advertised: the CA wicked, the wraps didn’t melt, all seemed well. And the CA method has a big advantage: you can very, very carefully align and check and double-check the alignment of the wraps, tape them down, check again, and then apply the CA.