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Title: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: pipemakermike on December 17, 2013, 06:30:15 AM

I have just heard about this product and wondered if there was any experience with it on the forum.

(http://www.deluxematerials.com/images/Eze-Dope.gif)

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: Mike Lauerman on December 17, 2013, 10:08:44 AM

Haven't seen it yet, Mike. Is it available in the U.K. exclusively, or has it reached the colonies???

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: pipemakermike on December 17, 2013, 10:16:51 AM

well, it has made it to Australia So it has reached at least one colony<G>

http://www.christiantraders.com.au/contents/en-us/d55_Eze-Dope.html (http://www.christiantraders.com.au/contents/en-us/d55_Eze-Dope.html)

A bit of a search shown that it is available in the US:-
http://www.horizonhobby.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?searchKeyword=eze+dope&searchType=productgrid (http://www.horizonhobby.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchCmd?searchKeyword=eze+dope&searchType=productgrid)

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: Kozmo77 on December 17, 2013, 11:49:07 AM

water clean up? what's with that? %^@

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: pipemakermike on December 18, 2013, 01:53:14 AM

The solvent is water and it claims to have no smell. I have just bought a bottle and will report.

Claims are that it will shrink tissue like conventional dope, has no smell and is hot fuel proof

Sound too good to be true but time will tell

One thing I haven't seen is if it is usable on sheet areas.

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: Dan McEntee on December 18, 2013, 01:59:15 AM

  Try searching EZ-Kote. It's been discussed here or on Stuka before, and I was able to have the hobby shop order it for me from either Great Planes or Horizon Hobbies. A little different name, but label art and contents look similar. I wanted to try it as a base for a rattle can finish on a small model. Hope to get around to it this winter.
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: pipemakermike on December 18, 2013, 02:04:25 AM

There is a better review of it at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920210

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: John Craig on December 18, 2013, 06:44:38 AM

SWAG:
I will put my money on poly-acrylic = water based poly-urethane. Same as the water based varnishes found at the big box stores.

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: john e. holliday on December 18, 2013, 09:29:15 AM

Didn't the Barton site have quite a bit about this stuff just a few years ago?

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: phil c on December 21, 2013, 08:41:14 PM

I've used polycrylic on paper, thinned about 50% as mentioned on rcuniv.  Initially it worked well.  But after a short time the covering got extremely hard and brittle.  The slightest bump would poke a hole.

I believe that is because all the stuff available as paints are formulated mainly as floor finishes.  In fact, the most fuel proof one, Varathane, is labelled "diamond hard"  which should be a clue.

Title: Re: Anybody used Eze Dope?
Post by: Jim Thomerson on December 22, 2013, 10:06:28 AM

There is an extensive review in Aeromodeller, Jan-Feb 2014.  Sounds very interesting.  Reviewer covered a small stick and tissue rubber model using it and did bang up job. Said to be fuel proof.