airasj

HI,

I recovered an old Scientific Miss America wing is tissue and slik this weekend. It was the first try in 25 Years and I completely forgot how much work it was. I also forgot how great the results were an how much fun it is.

I have a bit of problems when applying the silk over the tissue and applying dope to the surface. The tissue sags out below the silk and when drying, the silk get taught first and catches some wrincles in the tissue. (I solve this by wetting these areas with thinners and drying it quickly in form of a space heater/.)

Do you apply the wall paper paste all over the silk (not just for attaching the silk to the edges?)

I have used (for many years previously) sanding sealer in place of dope. It is easily obtainable at any hardware store is cheap and works beautifully.

Regards
Attie