Fabric Covered Flying Surfaces
05-12-2003, 02:14 AM
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I hope some one can answer this for me. When WW2 aircraft were delivered in natural metal, as quite a few were from late 43 onward, how were the fabric covered control surfaces finished. My guess was silver or aluminum dope or something like it. On models I would guess that after sealing maybe Rustoleum silver or aluminum spray paint???
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Model Master paint is not fuel proof. It may be resistant to gasoline residue but not glo fuel.
It must be clear coated and the best I have used is LustraKote. And I thought that Rustoleum paint was glo fuel proof...Some polyurethane paints are resistant to glo fuel...
It must be clear coated and the best I have used is LustraKote. And I thought that Rustoleum paint was glo fuel proof...Some polyurethane paints are resistant to glo fuel...
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Used to hang around Dope & Fabric shop in AF when bumming dope & pinked fabric for U/C models. Watched the women recover moveable surfaces on C-124 's . Really big project! The aluminum finish they used was a powder mixed with clear dope. Used to buy a aluminum paste at a auto-body supply store, mixed with a little thinner & then dope added. Worked good. MAX H.
