Getting ready to sheet with aluminum

[Airspeed]

Back pain has prevented me from putting the aluminum on my tear but I am going to try and get it started tomorrow so I can go camping this weekend,I have all my trim preformed and once the aluminum is on I will be finished!
I know I can search for the following info but I am hoping to get a few quick tips on applying the aluminum skin.
If anyone has some tips they would care to share I would greatly appreciate it! I would hate to make a stupid mistake so close to cracking open my celebratory bottle of Beer!
Thanks, and thanks again for all the help I have received while building this baby!!!! Aaron

[asianflava]

When doing the sides, it makes it easier if there is ledge that it can sit on. I just sat it on the ledge ans then used blue painter's tabe to hond it on until I could mark it.

[sdtripper2]

Aaron:

Here are some reads that might help you at this critical time, for you.

Aluminum installation & cutting
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=11473
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=11881
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=10692
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=9319
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=8834
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=7601

Gage's aluminum top skin installation comments & pictures:
http://www.gages-56.com/tear13.html

[madjack]

...we made/used templates to cut out our sides...we used the same, to cut the AL...we used an air shear for most of the cutting, a plunge router for the door/window cutout...we screwed a couple of pieces of scraps...on each side...to use as a ledge to set the Al on...a little blue tape held it at top...be VERY CAREFUL while handling the AL...it is VERY easy to put a permanent crease init...an extra set of hands(or 2) are almost mandatory at this point
madjack

[Airspeed]

Thanks for the links and advise! I will spend the morning reading!
If all goes well I should have this baby done by tomorrow.
I cant wait to see it behined my truck!
Aaron