What is poly c? Just curious. Heard of poly u and such.
Edwin

It's good to thin the first coat,, and put it on as thin as possible,
Typically you just want to get it to stick to the wood on the first coat, then sand very lightly and apply the second fill coat.


Apples and Oranges??

Remember to thin Epoxy resin with alcohol (I just use inexpensive Rubbing alcohol, which is mostly water),
and poly resin with the compatible reducer, I don't think Poly resin and alcohol mix (I can't remember Haven't used poly in years)

My bad, that's what I meant. I was thinking of something else when I was typing.

Mark

Hey thanks for all the input guys I really appriciate it.

Someday I'm gonna try poly-u for a glass job. I read from someone here on rcu about a test he did. Glassed two test panels. When cured, he pulled off the glass. The poly-u was just a tad easier to pull off. But by his discription, it wouldnt have made any difference. Both worked great and stuck down good enough.
Edwin

Most automobile paint supplies have a plastic squeege for paste fillers that work great for epoxy.

Poly C is Polyacrylic and is generally water based. No smell and easy to clan up. Used this and 100% polyester dress liner on a fully sheeted Skyraider and can't say enough about using it. Goes on easy and reacts to heat gun for doing curves.

There is another thread in Kit Building that talks about how to apply http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6279653/tm.htm

Nice work on your Beaver. Looking at the Unionville kits for winter project.


JimO

Getting back to work on the beaver, Its bloody cold here so work on it is going slow, almost done glassing and filling the weave, Ordered rosie the riviter today, going to do panel lines and rivits on it. I have changed my scheme again lol but i have the paint already mixed so i probably wont change my mind again. Does anybody know of anybody that makes stencils for the stars and bars?

Whatever happened with the overspray. Am curious what worked. I never had any luck cleaning a windshield with overspray and just ended up buying another.
Edwin

Yeah I havent messed with that yet but ill let ya know what worked, might try it today.

I want to start gathering materials to do a scale exhaust, Its basically just a long tube that exits out of the cowling and runs down the fuselage. planning on brazing it just dont know what kind of material to use, was thinking brass?

copper tubing works good . a little heavy though. Rich

havent updated this thread in a while but as to the primer overspray on my windshield.......regular rubbing alcohol took it right off the plastic without any harmful effects......fiberglassing is finished going to start paint soon working on simulating the corrugated flight surfaces now, ill post some pics soon