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Gyrations

An RC model airplane is commonly made of balsa or styrofoam.

As a more traditional builder I prefer the balsa, which is a plank on frame construction covered either by a plastic film or fabric.

As I progress to larger flying models the fabric covering is becoming more and more my covering of choice.

I use a process where the fabric is applied to the wings and fuselage with an adhesive called Poly Tac. Once the fabric is in place it is shrunk with a heating iron that makes the covering shrink around the wings or fuselage.

Next a red filler is applied called Poly Brush. This solution fills the weave of the fabric.

Next a grey filler (Poly Spray) is sprayed over the fabric which reduces the "Opacity" so one can no longer see through the fabric.

Once the opacity is taken care of, the final step is to spray on the color which comes in cans of various colors called Poly Tone.

As described in earlier blogs I"m getting better at using a spray gun. If somebody were to make a video of me at work I'm sure the process would resemble a circus clown juggling tennis balls, bowling pins and hula hoops.

There is also plenty of muttering, cursing and self recrimination taking place.

All these gyrations just to spray some paint.