Mike, You will find it done both ways. Some guys laminate over the plywood with deckcloth (1.45 oz fabric) and resin. Some just finish the plywood. You'll hear opinions both ways and find planes finished both ways.
I chose to simply prime and paint my plywood finish. After 18 years in service and 1100 hrs of flight time, I have about 1/2 dozen tiny grain cracks showing, mostly on the bottom of the fuselage. It gives those that finished theirs with deck cloth something to point at so they can say "I told you so." ;o) Overall, I don't think it makes a lot of difference. -Jeff Scott Los Alamos, NM > Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 8:50 PM > From: "Mike Arnold via KRnet" <krnet at list.krnet.org> > > KR guys someone give me some direction here. My fuse has only wood ply on > it now. What are my options for finishing the wood? Glass over the wood, > paint the wood, carbon fiber, bed liner!!! > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Mike Arnold via KRnet <krnet at > list.krnet.org > > wrote: > > > Hey you KR builders what kind of finish or skin are you guys using. All I > > have now is ply.
