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Please can someone help me I am in the process of building a Flair hannibal kit and i have built the starboard wing and now have to turn the plan over to build the port wing I have tried Isoproyl alchol and metylated spirits to make it transparent but they both dry in too quickly Does any of you guys know what i can rub over the plan that will keep it transparent long enough to build the wing PLEASE HELP!!!!

All the very best
Styk

I suggest you just take a tracing of the main parts - spars, ribs etc - and use this to build on. Use greaseproof paper (avail in rolls in the supermarket or Boots ) and pencil & ruler, turn it over and you will have a wing plan. Use the original plan just for the detail parts. Saves mucking up the plan!

Hi kdc
Thanks very much for your lightning response The wife is away out as i write this to get a roll for me Once again thanks a lot for helping
All the very best
Styk

spray it with wd40 works good

Put mineral oil on the plan. The mineral oil will not smell/go rancid or deteriate the plans. Just make sure you cover your work surface AND the plans in wax paper or plastic sheeting to keep any oil residue off everything. (I use cheap plastic frop cloths from Wal-Mart for this - 1 drop cloth will cover/protect at least 2 complete plan sets. )

I used some carbon paper to make a mirror image copy for a set of my plans. I like my plans to stay clean and neat, use them to decorate my work room -wallpaper. Instead of building each half alone, I built the wing as one piece.

Build the second wing upside down. No oils, no tracing, no mess, no nothing.

Dave

I assume the "greaseproof paper" that was referred to is what is called wax paper in the US. You can also melt some candle wax on the plan with a regular iron. It will make the lines show through the plan and you won't need to use drop cloths or anything else to keep from spreading oil, etc around. It works fine.

I use wax paper by the miles on all of my builds. When I need to mirror an object such as a wing half I lay my plans out on a sheet of galvonized steel and pin a piece of wax paper over the shape with a few magnets. I then get out my streight edge and a stedy hand and trace all the important stuff. when your done traceing gust flip the wax paper over and there you go.

THANKS
Thanks a lot Guys for all the answers Im going to try everyone of them and see whats the best for me
Once again Thanks It is very much appreciated I still can't get over the willingness of people in this hobby to help each other out If only the world was full of you guys
All the very best
Styk

Greaseproof paper is what used to be used for wrapping food before polythene. Butchers used it for meat wrapping in the 1950's. I assume that what Americans call ' Butcher paper ' is the same thing. ?

styk
( The world is full of us guys.....its the politicians and religous fanatics that foul it up! )

I also spray WD40 on the backside of the plans. Been doing it for years. If you are worried about getting greasy, put waxpaper over it after you spray it and are getting ready to build.

Depending on how big the plans are, you can use a "poor man's light table" by taping them to a sliding glass door. Then you can trace the plans on the back.

Of course if you don't mind spending a couple bucks, you can take it to a blue printing or engineering copying company and just have them print you a reversed copy of it. Otherwise I just do the mineral oil method as mentioned above.