Comet Sailplane
Project
Not much interesting to report this evening as I
have been clear doping all day. I placed the twelve (12) Sailplane
components on the work table and took the picture below for you to see. I
think there is getting to be more of a contrast between the yellow and
orange silk now that I am using the Castin Craft dye in the clear dope.
The table below shows the current status of my
50/50 clear nitrate doping log. Hopefully by tomorrow, there will be 3's in
all of the table's entries.
Coats of Clear Dope
|
Component |
Wood |
Polyspan |
Silk |
Orange Tint |
Yellow Tint |
|
Stab |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
|
Sub Fins |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
|
Elevators |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
2 |
|
Fin |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
|
Rudder |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
|
Sub Rudder |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
N/A |
|
Wing |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
Hatches |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
N/A |
|
Fuselage |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
N/A |
|
Cowl |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
N/A |
What is next?
I plan to mix up two jars of 40% clear nitrate
dope/ 60% thinner with some added retarder for good penetration. I will add
yellow and orange dye tint, respectively, to each jar and apply the final
few coats of clear dope. After that, I will let the dope completely dry out
for about a week before I mask off and paint on the black trim. Then I will
set up to spray on the Klass Kote satin epoxy for fuel
proofing........................Tandy