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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Jim Catevenis on September 19, 2014, 10:22:30 AM
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I am in the process of recovering the wing on my Teosawki. When I removed the original covering I found what appears to be silkspan covering the foam leading edge. I am trying to restore it exactly like the original. Does anyone know what this covering is and what was used to adhere it to the foam?
Thanks-Jim
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Silkspan or lite wrapping paper. Here is a link - see reply #4 and 5.
http://stunthanger.com/smf/index.php?topic=24204.0
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Jim,
Glad to see you are refinishing the teosawki, I have a couple of original built by Clayton, The latest one I obtained from Allen brickhaus family after he passed , the best I can tell , it was next to the last one built , I think Gene Martine has the last one
Mine appear to be covered in some type of light tan /white paper , different from silkspan, could be some type of tissue paper , I can sand it off , it blends easy , so it is applied with some type of glue that is clear and very sandable . Who knows what he used , probably some hi tech russian space garbage bag .
I am in the process of covering and repairing mine that I have flown for over 10 years, I too wanted to retain all of the Clayton look, including the wood thrust shims , petty blue wing tips , trick wheel retainers ( lock washers in his groves )and cotter pin pushrod guide .
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Crist and Will, thanks for the info. I took a closer look at some of the paper that I could get off in one piece and it does appear to be medium silkspan. In checking around I found a adhesive water based product called Balsaloc that works like Stix or Balsarite but is a low temp and foam compatible.
Thanks. Jim