Hi all,
I know this has been brought up before, but......
Which dope is which?
I believe that Nitrate is the non-shrinking dope and that butyrate is the shrinking type,No?
The reason that I ask is that the dope that I have become very accustomed to using is no longer in production. Bummer!
It was just labelled "model aircraft Dope". Never stated whether or not it was butyrate or nitrate, but I assume it was nitrate.
Unfortunately, due to all of the hazmat rubbish, it appears that no one will import Brodak or Sig dope into Australia as the market is so small. The options are fairly limited.
There is one particular brand of nitrate available here that I am loathe to use as it has caused me huge problems with thinner compatability and the company concerned don't make a thinner to suit it.
Which means the only alternative is Randolph aircraft dope, which a few of the guys here have used with a fair bit of success.
The added bonus of using Randolph dope is that it's available by the gallon!
Any thoughts before I "commit" to a gallon of Randolph would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance, Rob.