Sooooo, inquiring minds want to know....
Is the idea of using 100% butyrate acceptable, even over open bays in the wing (when done properly of course).
Butyrate is a little easier to get for me, I believe.
Dane,
You know I always talk kindly to others and I'm sure you know I always want to set a fine example. Bad enough the hobby suffers from interest and growth. I don't discourage anyone, my purpose is to promote the hobby only. I do what I enjoy.
There's nothing wrong using 100% dope. That's all we had that I knew about when I started, early 60's.
So, fine if you like dope, use it. Hey! Knock yourself out. I do use only dope to fill the weave and over most all sheeted areas. I don't fill the weave with CA. I do put dope right over the CA. Stick good Kemosabe.
Myself, I've said this 100 times, I don't have the patents. I did the last wing top on the Gee Bee R3 in minutes. Check out the Build. Silk applied dry with CA. Tight as a drum.
Soooooooooo, I experiment. Someone has to!
You know I don't use dope for colors either.
This model, 100% dope was used to apply the silk and fill the weave. Kit bashed Ares. Even back then I couldn't leave a kit alone.
I took the shot.
CB