Just out of curiosity, how do you remove old covering? I have a Superstar I wouldn't mind refinishing, but I'm at a total loss on how to do that stuff. Good work, aegis.
Thanks.
On the wing, you can cut the covering between ribs and then just start peeling it off. When removing the covering, there may be areas where some of the color sticks to the balsa even after removing the film. That can be removed by gently sanding the area. To remove the covering from the fuselage, make a small cut in the film somewhere and then start peeling. Except for a few areas, the covering came off very easily.
Prior to re-covering, I used some 220-grit sandpaper to smooth things since the manufacturer didn't spend much/any time doing the same. If you want to have the finish be really smooth, you'll need to also go over it with 320- or 400-grit. For the windows, I just used some of the stick-on black, which is starting to come off. I'll need to re-do them with actual film.
When applying the new covering to the leading and trailing edges, make very sure that you get it butted right up against the hinges so that fuel from the exhaust doesn't get in under the covering.
If you buy an Evo count on adding a bit of lead to the tail because the Evo is a bit heavy over other same size engines.
That's good to know. On my son's plane, I had to add 6 ozs to the tail even with just the OS .40.
Dan