This has definitely been a learning experience. The nitrate dope with baby powder is a no go over the Rustoleum but it sure does a nice job over bare wood and I was able to get the right consistency to make a good looking fillet on a practice piece. I contacted an old friend of mine who covered a Cub for me many years ago before he got out of the hobby. We will get together after Christmas and he can probably give me some hints on minimizing my mistakes or at least how to do a better job next time.
I wish I had asked for help earlier on this forum and maybe I wouldn’t have made some of the mistakes that I have made. You guys have helped a lot and kept me from making more screwups. I did sand half of the wing before I read not to sand open bays because I thought i was suppose to sand lightly after priming. Luckily I didn’t cut thru the fabric but it did sag a little. Can I reheat it to tighten it back up?
I put the Space Walker up for a couple of weeks and am recovering an old Super Kaos. The wing only needed a small patch and the ailerons needed recovered but the fuselage was a total strip down. I will be using monokote to match the wing covering.