Kim,
The silk is heavy gas model silk. Three coats of Sig was thinned 40 to 50 % and brushed
on the frame left to dry over nite, then lightly sanded with 320 grit. The silk was then
sprayed unfolded on a glass sheet with a spuitz bottle. Take the sillk and lay it over
the section you want to cover. While you are pulling out the wrinkles or waves in the
silk, lightly re-apply more water spray to keep things damp, not dripping wet. take about 1/2 inch wide brush and dope through the silk on the outer edjes of the Part you want to
cover making shure to keep the silk smooth as you go along. As you apply the dope keep
a paper towel at your side to wipe the excess dope off. This helps keep things light. Dont
keep silk to tight, just smooth, no wrinkles or waved between the bays. Next day, take
Sig regular dope (not light coat) full strength with flexible 11/4 in wide brush. Load it up
and drag the brush over the silk with very light pressure. You want mainly to lay on top
and hardly go throuth. Let it dry until it is about gassed off or 24 hrs.
Second coat do the same thing but thin dope 40%. Same time frame to dry.
Third and last coat is same procedure but thin dope 50% and press down on bresh a
little harder to fill any pin holes that are left. Let it gass off for a week. At that point
its time to sand it very lightly with 400 grit paper just enough to take roughness off.
Be careful to stay away from the ribs and cap strips.
At this point, if your using epoxy your ready to spray. For spraying epoxy I thin it
about 50 to 60 % and keep the gun moving. let the epoxy cure for 48 hours. Add trim
if you like. Epoxy can be rubbed out like dope. I hope this boreing disertation helps you.
Ted,
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