Method for installing a seal cap
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1. A method for installing a seal cap, the method comprising:
- adhering the seal cap to a fastener element using a material;
squeezing out a portion of the material as excess material in response to adhering the seal cap to the fastener element;
moving a number of projections associated with the seal cap along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed; and
fairing the excess material using the number of projections as the number of projections is moved along the interface between the seal cap and the object.
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A method for installing a seal cap. The seal cap may be adhered to a fastener element using a material. A portion of the material may be squeezed out as excess material in response to adhering the seal cap to the fastener element. A number of projections associated with the seal cap may be moved along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed. The excess material may be faired using the number of projections as the number of projections is moved along the interface between the seal cap and the object.
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1. A method for installing a seal cap, the method comprising:
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adhering the seal cap to a fastener element using a material; squeezing out a portion of the material as excess material in response to adhering the seal cap to the fastener element; moving a number of projections associated with the seal cap along an interface formed between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed; and fairing the excess material using the number of projections as the number of projections is moved along the interface between the seal cap and the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for sealing a fastener element, the method comprising:
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adhering a seal cap to the fastener element using a sealant material; squeezing out a portion of the sealant material as excess sealant material in response to adhering the seal cap to the fastener element; rotating the seal cap such that a number of projections associated with the seal cap rotate along an interface between the seal cap and an object in which the fastener element has been installed; and fairing the excess sealant material around the seal cap to a desired thickness using the number of projections as the number of projections is rotated along the interface between the seal cap and the object.
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