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Mike Denest -> Silk and Dope (1/22/2003 5:47 PM)
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Much has been written about fabric covering over the years. It comes down to what you want for a finish. Spend the money on the iron on type coverings or spend the hours on a fabric and dope (or any other system) finish. Work with what you can use in your shop environment. You may not have the equipment required (sprayer, compressor, protective clothing) to do a dope and fabric job, not to mention stinking your family out of the house for that super finish. Rule of thumb; try a system and select one that works for you.
I grew up with silk and dope; the techniques I learned I now apply to aircraft fabric covering (cotton, ceconite, Poly Fiber). I've done silk and dope, coverall and dope, glass cloth and resin, Money, er, Monocote and still prefer the good old silk and dope job. Iron on finishes are ok but to do a super trim job requires templates and a good eye with the scissors.
Unfortunately, because of political correctness and environmental issues, most dope formulas today (Sig, Brodak/ Randolph) do not have the ability to resist higher nitro fuels. I'd love to find a warehouse full of that good old Aerogloss dope. Now that was fuelproof!
Mike
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