RE: Silk and Dope finish thread? Any Interest?
thanks for the encouragement Les... I did some research on some of my other covering options. I've used super coverite in the past, and really liked it, but it seems to be on perpetual backorder. After reading about many of the poly coverings, I decided to give the Stits system a shot, and ordered the fabric and their adhesive today. I'm going to leave one of my elevators covered with the silk for the time being, just to see if it does shrink up. Still planning on using the Brodak Dope for the final finishing since i've already got some $$$ in it. Hopefully, I can find something to do with 10 yards of silk. I haven't totally given up on the silk, and think that i might need to use a different dope, i.e. nitrate, for the first couple of coats in order to get it to shrink up properly
Now, I'll just wait until the Stits fabric gets here... and yes, i'll probably have several 'tall ones!'
stay tuned, this is gonna get interesting!
mcmike