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Tom's Web Site
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Date: 3-6-2006
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Brief Description: Sport Air Workshop -- Fabric covering -- part II
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Manual says the first two coats much be brushed, but it is possible to spray if you take great cares to make sure you get a good wet coat. If you’ve every sprayed and gotten orange peel, it is obvious why the manuals says you must brush it on! I’ll stick to brushing as that first coat is critical to make sure the rest of the coats are built upon that.Stitching thread has changed over the years. Lynn found a spool of the old round thread, which worked great. The newer round thread really tends to bunch up when pulling it through the knots. The flat thread worked much better for that reason. The reinforcing tape for the rib lacing does like to “soak up” the Poly-Brush applied to the tapes, so it is best to “let it drink up” the Poly-Brush by using three or four coats. It you don’t, when the tape is applied and coated, the reinforcing tape does wick the Poly-Brush back in.Spraying the Poly-Tone paints, Lynn commented she has had the best results with the turbine HVLP paint guns. She likes the Citation brand one she has, as it also has a fresh air respirator port in addition the spray gun port. To help cool the air down to the spray gun use an extra length of hose, as she likes keeping Poly-Tone cold as possible. For spraying the Aero-Tone she doesn’t like her HVLP gun, but prefers a cheap $59 suction feed paint gun! She commented most of her customers prefer the “wet, shiny look” of the Aero-Thane paint. Still for the best (shiny) look of the Poly-Tone she likes to keep the paint, reducer, and gun in the fridge (or freezer!) so it is sprayed as cold as possible to slow the drying time (still use the correct reducer for the airtemp). Gives it a shiny appearance, with a good carnauba (grit free!) wax job a month later for best results.
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