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Old 04-26-2002 | 05:27 PM
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Default Glassing Weight

Top Flite says that Monokote opaques weight 1.8 ounces per square yard.

The industry standard for glassing is to use the same weight in resin that your cloth weighs.... i.e., 1 ounce of cloth=1 ounce of resin.

So if you use .75 oz. cloth, you'll end up at a glassed weight, before primer and paint, of 1.5 oz per quare yard. I don't think there's' any way to glass a plane lighter than Monokote, but you CAN do it without a LARGE gain in weight, and add some strength and beauty at the same time... (no wrinkles!)

My non-commercial web site (below) has a lot of tips on glassing, including plug and mold making. Just go to the "Design and Building Tips" page.

Good luck!