Thwarted by a lack of screws at either end, it seems that there's no easy way to Alexa's heart. So, let's do things the hard way.

First off of the Tap's cowling is the stretchy fabric wrap, which we unroll from the cowling's firmly adhered outer surface.

Aaaaand still no screws.

What we have here is a sticky situation. Many a brave pry tool met its doom attempting to bypass the Tap's flypaper exterior.