ErickMB,
Since I had first seen you in your other thread I am sort of reading backward in this thread.
ORIGINAL: ErikMB
So far I have all the plane papered except the wingtips. Paper is a little baggy and there is more overlap than I would have liked but I think it's okay.
I used Uhu which went on kinda clumpy. Not happy about this.
So you undersand what I meant about using other glue to cement the paper on and avoid wrinkles in the glued areas.
I could see how thin the paper became and now understand why there is no need to sand it.
What's the best way to shrink the paper? 50/50 water and acrylic dope?
Or stinky, traditional dope? Mixed with what? Paint thinner?
I have an aerosol sprayer (actually, my wife does, but not for long...)
How much will that paper shrink?
ErickMB,
I have never tried to shrink the paper with a mix of water and acrylic dope.
I never tried to mix it until now. It does not seem to mix very well.
I used only water from the tap.
Has anyone mixed water and dope? What did you experience ?
How much will that paper shrink ?
That is a bit of a confusing expression.
The paper will not change size being glued to a frame.
It will gain tighteness, become nice and unifom like a drum under tension.
The frame (structure) has to be strong enough to resist being pulled out of shape..
Zor