>Normal aircraft practice is to cover wood with cloth, made easy with heat >shrinkable Dacron and stits (Poly Fiber)process finishes. You apply finish >to the wood, add cloth and shrink tight, and then a coat off Poly-Brush to >connect the cloth down to the initial coating. This is very easy and >simplifies the finishing process. It's lots easier that fixing >grain-checking later. >Ron Freiberger +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Steve Wittman and his wife died when "fabric" came off the wing and the aircraft broke up in flight. As I recall, they determined he use an incorrect process or an incorrect mix of products for covering. I would also "guess" that the fabric would be much heaver than lightweight glass and resin. What you want to cover the fuselage wood and what I have covering my entire project is called "deck cloth". It is sold by both Wick's and AS&S. It cost about $5.50 a yard and comes in 50 inch width. Covering your entire project might add 5 or 6 pounds to the aircraft. If you take into account the weight of the filler you save in not having to fill the weave of the glass on the wings, you might even end up saving weight. The weave is so tight that you can just start with primer and skip the filler. Buy a yard with your next parts order and see what you think. Personally, I've not seen any of the 1/2 or 3/4 oz cloth that some have refered to so I have no opinion on them. Get some of each and compare. Does anyone have a sorce for the very light glass? The "deck cloth" is listed at 1.45 oz per yard. Larry Flesner
