Has anyone done a double silk finish or covered over an older base covering?
Dennis,
Yes, I did something similar.
I actually did this to the ARGO 2 except I removed silkspan, not silk. Same process.
I mention the removal of the silkspan covering and the replacement of silk at the ARGO 2 Build, I believe it's over at CFC Graphics vendor's corner.
You probably seen it but forgot.
You do not have to strip the entire wing to bare wood, you'll have to do unnecessary tasks like cleaning everything up and refilling the grain again to prep for the new silk covering, so, keep this in mind.
The grain is already filled so why disturb it just to do it again? As I did with the ARGO 2. These areas were fine on the ARGO 2 and your areas are fine also.
As you know, I now apply silk dry using a CA method which I was instrumental in developing and perfecting from many years plus hours of experiments and tests.
A method you have perfected also, you know it works well and saves a bunch of time, so applying your new silk will be easy and less time consuming. You have already done this process before using CA.
FYI. On the ARGO 2, I only cut out the open bays and left all sheeted areas untouched, including the cap strips.
I suggest you do the same and leave all sheeted areas alone.
Send me an e-mail or call and I'll fill you in.
The "Jet"