| Bartley,you can at least give it a try,nothing to loose here,what you will probably need to do is check for further warping after giving this treatment,they have a nasty habit of re-appearing if not checked,you could also try this idea below additional to the above-
Pin the wing firmly down to a flat board,thick MDF is excellent but you will probably need to lash it to the board with masking tape to get the wing flat again,take your heat gun and play the heat over the entire wing evenly,do this a few times and leave overnight before removing the tape.
The problems with Solartex pulling structures out of line due to uneven initial shrinkage is well known,usually what causes this is one surface is covered with the material and shrunk up before covering the opposite side,to do the job properly loose cover both sides and play heat equally either side with the gun,lay onto a flat board and place weights onto the wing protected with some pop wrap film,allow to cool and lift off after several hours,any awkward wrinkles can be removed with the iron.
Failing removal of the warps I suggest that you strip the wing of covering,pin back down onto the building board,gusset up any stress spots and recover,a major job but better and quicker than having to build another wing.
I hope that this assists you solve this problem.
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