Where can Dope be purchasd?

Thanks.....Dave

Most street corner's on the bad side of town...


















Just kidding, try Aircraft Spruce & Specialty under covering systems.

Bob

Damn. You beat me too it.

I just couldn't resist.

Bob

I get mine at my local hobby shop. I beleive that Sig is the brand I buy. Good Luck, Dave

For Shame!! You beat me too!! Answer: most hobby shops stock SIG dope.

Another source is Brodak Mfg. They sell everything you need to finish a model.....Gene

Aircraft Spruce.

Les

http://www.stits.com/

If you have a local airport check there. If they do maintenance on private planes, chances are they also have access to both nitrate and butyrate dope and maybe even fabric.

Ordered from Brodak, Thanks

Sig
http://www.sigmfg.com/

About the only "Manufacturer" left is Randolph. AS&S resells authentic Randolph's dopes, nitrate and butyrate, tautening and non-tautening, Sig buys and repackages Randolph's and doubles the price, both for the dope and the thinner. Brodak too I suspect.

I buy Randolph's from AS&S (or Sig fromlocal LHS when in a bind.)

I use non-tautening nitrate for bedding silkspan and Ply Span esaki tissues, Poly Span spun polyester covering, silk, glassor whatever over sheeted surfaces. Tautening over open, but well supported structures. Sometimes I'll mix the two types to get just the right amount of shrinkage...depends on my specific application.

I finished a couple models in Butyrate and Stits,,,,,, never again. Now, after bedding the covering in nitrate (it's the lightest method), I'll usually finish in KlassKote epoxy or Omni PolyU car paint. OMNI is very opaque so you use less paint usually, for most colors. My friend Bob Hunt has been using DuPont Chroma color lately and loves it.