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Old 02-14-2009 | 12:13 AM
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Default Doculam for warbirds? Has anybody tried this?

Over the week, I stumbled across information on the RCGroups forum about Doculam, a laminating material that a few people are using for covering. It's supposedly stronger than covering material, it does not wrinkle in the sun, and it even accepts paint very well. Seems too good to be true! Here is a thread about it, where someone covered a Stuka in the stuff and then painted in to a very nice finish.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=274520

I was wondering if anyone else is using this stuff for warbirds. It seems like it might be lighter than fiberglass and easier to apply, while giving a similar painted appearance. I'm just as unfamiliar with Doculam as I am with fiberglass, so maybe I'm way off. Thanks in advance for any input.