'coat.  There, I didn't say film that word.

I'd hesitate to use polycrylic on wing sheeting, but if you want to be the world leader in this, give it a try.

How about Saran Wrap?

When Zpoxy first came out I use to finish buy applying a coat and wiping it off then dope. I will be going back to that it yields a light finish if you get it all off.

If it actually IS a "Pukey" profile, then do as Randy says.  The Rustoleum will protect the wood from the elements, seal it up, and last a good long while.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

When Zpoxy first came out I use to finish buy applying a coat and wiping it off then dope. I will be going back to that it yields a light finish if you get it all off.

Sparky,
Do you cover the fuse with any silkspan or carbon after the Zpoxy?  Would West Systems work?

James

You can prime balsa with Kilz spray ... it is high build and fills grain ... the more you sand off the lighter it will be.  Good stuff.  Will accept any top coat I have tried. 

Joe

Quick and dirty finishing is enough clear dope or poly-crylic to seal wood.   Put on a color and hope the wood grain has been reasonably filled with the clear.   Poly-crylic fills well.  Let the color cure well and then go flying.   If you are learning and worried about crashing, don't worry about those high zoot finishes until you get several planes under your belt.   My opinion.   I've seen too many guys spend too much time on finishing in stead of flying.   Do take time to build light and straight.

Very true, been there, done that.

The last two ships were just covered in laminating film, which I got given from a copy shop.

I want to do something 'slightly' different this time.

My flying partner and humble self were building and flying at a furious pace. We had planes in the living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens in both our cottages.
Our wives were also building, finishing, and flying.
Planes unpainted (clear doped, some sanding sealered, in the midst of sanding, filling, sanding again) were hanging in the 'wings'...we were at a standstill!

Doug brought home some 4 oz bottles of CyA, fast drying. An old nylon stocking, folded several times was used to rub the CyA into the balsa, a 4" square patch at a time. Whole sheeted wings, fuse, everything balsa. Then sanded, with 400 then 600.
Primer next, 2 coats, sanded each one. Then 'new' Aero Gloss, then rub out the next day, white compound.
Fast as it dried, no waiting 2, 3 days. It looked like hand rubbed lacquer.