After 10-12 years my fuselage started to pucker and delaminate like plywood
does after weathering.So I stripped the paint and went back with deck cloth
over the wood,sides and bottom.Now after 23 years it is fine.Obviously
everyone does it differently but for my situation the cloth is worth
doing.T
I didn't glass mine...just shot some primer on it...and never followed it
with paint! Probably the most important aspect is that you use primer and
paint that are compatible...part of a system, in order to avoid chemistry
interactions. As was mentioned previously, the that paint system will ha
And you can get even lighter cloth from SIG Manufacturing Co. Inc.; down to .56
oz.
http :// www . sigmfg .com/cgi-bin/ dpsmart . exe /
IndexBuidlingMaterialsEquipmentF . html ?E+Sig
You might even get it at a serious, old time, RC model store. The closest to me
is Al's Hobbies in Norwalk ,
The question is whether it is necessary or common to glass the sides of the
fuselage. ?The answer is no, it is not necessary, but yes, it is fairly common.
?Larry did his. ?Dan didn't glass his. ?The plans don't call for it, not that
any of us pay much attention to the plans.
Just my opinion, b
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