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scubarider
Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 287
Location: Cleveland, GA
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:42 am Post subject: Friendly Advice on Taping From a Novice |
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I am in the middle of priming and painting the plane. It is my first attempt at such a paint job. I have found no matter how perfect you can get the primer and paint that the taping/glue is a show through. They recommend that you use masking tape to get your straight lines on your covering tapes for glueing. I did that and got some really good results on lineage. The problem came when removing the masking tape the glue left some pretty dominant lines. I thought this would be covered with primer/paint. It shows. I covered the wing WITHOUT masking tape and just did a pencil line to keep the tape straight. Brushed the glue with NO lines showing. This covered MUCH better with NO seeing the glue line. Just some advice from a novice. 8)
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Dave Krall CFII SEL SES
Joined: 14 Mar 2007
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Location: Seattle WA
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:10 am Post subject: |
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That's cool, gonna use that one for sure. Thanks!
We're starting paint as soon as replacement pigmented top coat arrives. Recalled first batch because of bubbles. |
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scubarider
Joined: 24 Dec 2006
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Location: Cleveland, GA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 7:42 pm Post subject: another |
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Another tidbit I learned from Troy. Before covering the wings put some medical tape over the false ribs. It is smooth and protects very well. Works great.
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KevinC
Joined: 18 Aug 2005
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Location: Prosser, Washington
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| Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: another thing from a novice |
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I used a piece of lexan to draw my tape lines. Ran a sheet through a friends table saw - 1 inch, 2 inch and 3 inch - then put marks at the half way point with a sharpie. Line the sharpie marks up with the center of the tube I am taping over - two pencil lines down both sides and 'viola'. It worked pretty well.
probably old news, but fwiw.
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