ORIGINAL: cloudancer03
thanks..I guess solartex is a good way to go with m,y 1/4 scale spacewalker..After the fabric is shrunk onto the plane what do you do about trim colors.especially if there is no solaetex color you want.??and does stripping tape stick well on the surface..and do you seal the covering with any polyurethane etc..
I am a proponent of Koverall, and you have been slightly misled. (probably not on purpose) Koverall is a lightweight (.5 oz/yd2) woven dacron fabric. It is most like ceconite that is used on real airplanes. The guys are correct in that it requires dope to adhere the fabric to the framework. Nitrate dope works best here. They are also correct in that it can fray if not cut correctly. The correct method for cutting is to use pinking shears. Koverall is very easy to apply, and is very forgiving, and you can achieve any type of texture that you require. I will attach 2 different photos of different aircraft that I have done using Koverall. The Corben is finished in Dope, while the WACO is finished in 2 stage automotive paint. The reason for using the automotive paint is that I needed to get a higher level of shine than is possible using dope. Please note that the WACO does not yet have any trim painted. That will be next.
You may have noticed that I do not ever use any iron-on covering. I think that the plastic ones look phony, and I do not like the way that the iron-on fabrics look when completed. This is not to say that they are no good, but just a personal preference.
Bill, AMA 4720
WACO Brotherhood #1