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Building Tips and technical articles. => Paint and finishing => Topic started by: Jerry Rauch on December 11, 2009, 06:07:45 PM
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Ok, here goes, do any of you guys use an iron on covering, then dope over that? I don't like the look of Monokote (too plastic looking). I've tried the old silk (chinese) and dope method, (don't like the dope run thru the fabric deal). Years ago (30 some odd) I built a Top Flite Corsair for my brother, and covered it with some type of iron on covering (can't remember what it was), then painted it with some type of Hobbypoxy, then silver, then something called Floquill. It really looked great. I wish I could remember what the iron on was, it worked well. I'm going to start building an old Sig Ryan STA soon, and want the correct look.
I builta Midwest Super Stearman awhile back and used Coverite, but I didn't like the Red color available, much less, they don't offer paint in the same colors as their coverings. Any suggestions?
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SLC (Super Light Covering) sold by Corehouse is made for exactly what you wish to do. It's a very thin mylar (adhesive-coated) which has been etched to accept paint. The most common procedure seems to be to cover with SLC, then cover that with 00 or GM silkspan and finish with whatever pleases you.
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I'm sure I understand the point of covering with mylar then again with silkspan. Puncture resistant is the ony advantage I see to it, but Polyspan is pretty darn strong too. So why cover it twice? For those that love the finishing process?
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Who makes or sells the Polyspan? Is that the one that looks like silkspan? H^^
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Yes it looks like silkspan. Try Jim Snelson at CLC(Control Line Central). Put the super light silkspan over SLC. Does two things. 1. Looks like silkspan. 2. Takes less dope or whatever clear you use to put it down. Now I thought of a third, less filler coats.