RCU Forums - View Single Post - 1/4 scale cub covering
View Single Post
Old 08-06-2011 | 05:42 PM
  #33  
Pilot Phill
Junior Member
 
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 10
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
From: Sacramento, CA
Default RE: 1/4 scale cub covering

Ok, I have a CG 1/5.5 (18%) J-3 Cub that needs covering. As of now, my plan for covering is to paint the perimiter of the model with nitrate dope and then try to lay down the koverall while its still wet. If I can't get the Koverall down before the dope dries, I will use dope thinner to "reactivate" the dope to attach the koverall. I will then paint 2-3 coats of dope over the koverall, spray a couple of coats of rustoluem primer over that sanding between coats. After that I would spray on a few coats of rustoleum cub yellow (the kind that comes in quarts), and if I am satisfied with the coverage I will spray on some rustoleum automotive clearcoat to add to the durability and degree of fuel resistance. If there is anything wrong or unpractical with my plan or even a better way to use the sig Koverall, please let me know. BTW, I notice you guys discussing painting butrate dope over the nitrate dope to fuel proof the plane. If this is true, could I paint butrate dope over the Rustoluem to fuel proof the plane instead of automotive clearcoat?
Thank you very much, Phillip