Poly-Span (PHOTO'S ADDED)

LAST EDITED ON Oct-04-04 AT 07:07 PM (CDT)
 
If it looks like a duck and sounds like a duck guess what it is!

I was told that Poly-Span would not go around corners very well and for the most part it doesn't. Till now! I was doing my thunderbolt wing and was already to silkspan the wing tips. I decided to try a X-Kote trick to see if it would do the tips and it did. Wow am I glad.

Here's how you do it. Dope from the center out. Then work on the tip. You have to look at it to get the lay of the land so to speak. Once you have decided how it will work best start doping.Pulling it tight. I have a insdustial heat gun. Don your gloves (I don't cause I'm use to it) And just before the dope is dry heat and pull just like X-Kote. Works great. I will post some picks when I get the other half of the wing done.

Edit: Photo's

LAST EDITED ON Oct-04-04 AT 08:45 PM (CDT)
 
Really neat, I'll have to try that. This is why we want the CD....Don't forget.... put at least 3 or 4 coats clear on the polyspan before you sand and then sand very lightly so you don't get the dreaded fuzzys.

Most are pleased with Poly-Span at the stage you are. There is still time, it will come off easily if you do it now.

>Most are pleased with Poly-Span at the stage you are. There
>is still time, it will come off easily if you do it now.
>
>Curt

I was pleased with it on my SV22 trust me it's all how you work it.

Sparky,
I have never had any trouble with Poly span and corners but the sags will kill your sole. No matter how tight I'll pull it it will sag.
A good way to beat the Fuzzy's, use CA on when you have sanded through.

>Sparky,
>I have never had any trouble with Poly span and corners but
>the sags will kill your sole. No matter how tight I'll pull
>it it will sag.
>A good way to beat the Fuzzy's, use CA on when you have
>sanded through.

Use the heat gun method works great!

When I get to the wing tips I do them with Med tissue. The Poly is though to master the wing tips. Just trim at the edge with a razor blade and then apply the tissue.