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GrumpyGnome
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  • 5 months later...

Just to resurrect this post, today I covered the following elements of my P7 with laminating film:

 

2 elevators

Rudder

Flaps

Ailerons

Wings

 

What a joy to use, very easy! Looks better than using 'traditional' film and overlaps are practically invisible. Love he way it turns from opaque to transparent when you shrink it!

 

I have sanded a few to de-gloss them ready for painting.

 

Also, with some trepidation, I started to cover the fuselage, fin and tailplane (now one piece) in glass and Poly-C.  Did the bottom of the fuselage, and underside of the tailplane - surprisingly easy so far!  Now waiting for it to dry so I can do some more.

 

Very pleasant experience so far........ 

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Hi Outrunner

 

On page 3, I posted a very brief update on painting lam film - put rattle can cellulose and hand painted acrylic on a test piece.  Went on ok, and seemed OK but I have no idea about long term durability......

 

When I paint my P47, I'll be sealing it with cellulose varnish.  I'll post updates.

 

Others will probably already have some 'real world' experience.

 

GG

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No worries Ron , i appreciate it was a few months back.

 

Thanks for the link to the site where you ordered from though.

 

Do you have a link to the exact one you ordered , as there is a fair selection of different types of film on their homepage ... and i was lost at that point !!!

 

cheers

 

Ian

 

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