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  • A strip of copper foil at least 1" wide and longer than the valley. Cut the foil with an X-Acto knife; handle it with gloves or powder your hands
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  • Fold the foil a little at a time so it doesn't stretch
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  • A nice crisp fold
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  • Tacky glue
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  • Spread the glue evenly
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  • Set the folded foil into the glued valley
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  • A wooden strip is sharp enough to tuck the crisp fold into the corner, but won't easily cut the foil like a knife would
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  • Rub the flashing down - eliminate the bubbles - leave the surface clean (no fingerprints)
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  • a sharp craft knife for a clean cut
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  • Mark for the edges of the shingles, 5/16 or 3/8
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  • Ready for shingles - the drip edge is flashed too
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  • The valley shingle's angle is right when the shingle's other edge is exactly straight up-and-down
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