It’s very common in some parts of the world. People use either Mylar film or stuff like Oracover (better than Monocote).
Just de-grease well, sand lightly with #1500…2000 paper or Scotchbrite and use good quality 2-component paints, acrylic, epoxy or polyurethane.
I’d say it’s a better way to go than any paper or silk. L
AFAIK the US and maybe Canada are the only parts of the world that award appearance points. It'd be interesting to see what sort of appearance score you could get.
I'm
not one of those crusty old codgers who's going to bump your score down because I know you used 'coat. But if I see obvious seams in your covering material that aren't worked into the overall finish scheme
really well, they'll get downgraded, whether you're using dope over 'span or 2-part over 'coat. For that matter, if I see that lack of perfect smoothness at the intersection of rib and sheeting that's almost inevitable on a 'span & dope finish it'll show up in your grade, too -- whether you're using dope over 'span or 2-part over 'coat.
I'm just a regional competitor and judge, but when I'm doing appearance judging if you're going to get more than 16 or 17 points then my eyeballs are going to be less than a foot away from your plane, and I'll be looking at
everything.
So, yes, bring it on! Can you do a 20 point finish with 'coat?