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Jim Roselle

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Brodak carbon veil?
« on: March 15, 2016, 07:07:23 AM »
Has anyone used this? I want to try it on a 1/2a scale model. If you don't like the brodak product what do you prefer?

http://brodak.com/carbon-veil-cloth.html

Thanks,

Jim
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Re: Brodak carbon veil?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2016, 07:47:35 AM »
I'm not familiar with Brodak carbon or where they get it.  It's likely fine but I get mine from CST, The Composite Store on the web.  Very fast and a good product.  I use both .2 and .5 veil but they have about anything you want.

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Re: Brodak carbon veil?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2016, 09:25:07 AM »
I buy from ACP    http://www.acpsales.com/Carbon-Fiber-Tissue.html     

Not "cheaper" just less expensive.
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Re: Brodak carbon veil?
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2016, 12:09:29 PM »
I'm veiling a plane right now.  I hope it works.

I put on four coats of clear then the veil.  I have about four more on top and I getting ready to sand when it's good & dry.

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Re: Brodak carbon veil?
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2016, 01:30:11 PM »
Quote from: Jim Roselle on March 15, 2016, 07:07:23 AM
Has anyone used this? I want to try it on a 1/2a scale model. If you don't like the brodak product what do you prefer?

http://brodak.com/carbon-veil-cloth.html

Thanks,

Jim

Jim,

Has it been proven that CV has advantages over the "Old School" silk?

I too have thought about trying CV, but there's many differences of opinions.

If you elect to use CV, will you use dope or Minwax Polycrylic? Seems the Minwax Polycrylic is becoming more popular.

I've never used CV but I have covered plenty of models with light fiberglass cloth and silk, using resin for the glass cloth, and both dope and Minwax Polycrylic for the silk.

This should be an interesting and informative Thread.

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Re: Brodak carbon veil?
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2016, 07:54:25 PM »
I use silk if I think I need the strength, at the cost of some weight.  I think silk needs many or coats of dope to fill the weave.

On this model I didn't need any more strength, just surface finish. 
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