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Old 09-27-2006, 03:03 PM
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rinoldi
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Default Ready to cover with silk, but I need advice on this!

Hello, all. I finally received the silk from Thaisilks, and from Brodak the Butyrate dope, butyrate thinner, white primer and Cub Yellow paint. almost ready to cover my Sig 1/6 Cub! I am not sure abot the steps I must follow...I understand that first I should dope the framework (where silk makes contact) with several coats of dope, however I would need to know if these coats need to be thinned, if so how much. Then, next step would be covering (wet silk), but once the silk dries, how many coats of dope should I put on? Again, must it be thinned? Then I'm not sure about the white primer, if it is applied pure or thinned, and how many coats, and then the butyrate yellow paint, how many coats? Thinned or pure?
Is it the final step or do I have to coat again with clear dope? Please help me, I am pretty confused since this is the first time i use other than plastic iron on film. Thanks!