SeenMCrash

Hello all, The more I build my new Somethin' Extra, the more I feel it deserves a 5-star 2-part covering job. The problem is, I've never done one; I've never had two colors meet together. (Most of my planes have painted fuselages).

Anyway, I want to use the box for inspiration (see pic below), because this is my first try. So, I have some questions and need all of your own tips on methods you like to use.

Let's pretend we're covering the vert. stab:
1. cover completely white
2. place purple over white and mark w/ pencil where to cut
3. cut purple and apply.
Is that right?

Now the fuselage with the purple and white:
1. Cut a white rectangle a little too big for what is needed for side.
2. Apply and trim excess, leaving a little to be overlapped by purple.
3. Use a long straightedge to cut purple sheet straight.
4. Apply from straight edge side first.
5. Iron purple over top of fuse, use a long straightedge to cut purple.
6. Do same for bottom.

And finally, those beautiful white and purple wings!
1. Cover wing from spar-to-TE-to-spar with white.
2. Mark purple as needed and apply!

Is everything correct about my techniques? Are there better things I can do? Special tips?
Thanks, Andrew

KidVermin

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Andrew:

The only change I'd suggest is on the fuse where I would do the bottom first letting the purple come up on the side about 3/8" to 1/2". Then cover as you planned. When you let the white overlap the lower purple by 1/8", you can cover the purple bleedthru with gold or silver trim tape. Your method would leave an up facing seam that could allow fuel and or cleaning fluids to start leaking into after time. Always try to cover from bottom to top where you have a rain shed affect, like siding on a house.

SeenMCrash

Wow, good catch. Thanks for the tip. Anything else from anyone? Thanks, Andrew

woodbutcher

Join your colors together on glass to get the kind of results you're looking for. It isn't difficult and there have been a number of threads on it. I like to put a little trim solvent on the seam before removing from the glass. Good luck and your gonna love this plane.

mbusch

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I use the glass method to do my Goldberg Extra 300. There are over 50 seperate peace's on covering on this plane, not counting the fuse. I would be lying if I did not say it was a bit of a pain

Quick 1

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I don't understand what you meant by glass. Could you please explain this a little for me? thanks

Combat Addict

One method a guy told me that worked very well. If you are covering one color on top of another.
1 Cover the first thing.
2 Spray the first layer with a solution of soap and water. Use a windex or spritzer type bottle. I used a pump up oil spray kitchen thingy I stole from my Mom. Use about 5 drops for every bunch of water.
3 Lay down the second color on top.
4 Let it dry for over night or a couple of hours.
5 Heat/Seal the edges of the trim. Don't go in more than .5 inch. Use LOW heat.

Good luck. This worked for me. I used regular monokote for this method. By low heat, I mean from a 1-2 on the monokote heating iron. STAY away from the heat gun for this.

woodbutcher

When putting colors together on large areas the glass method works well with Monokote.
I got a large "scrap" of 1/4" from the glass shop.
1. Cut your color scheme to allow 1/4" overlap.
2. Spray glass with water.
3. Remove backing and put base color down and squeegee out water with a balsa scrap
4. Spray water again and put down next color with 1/4" overlap and squeegee out.
5. Use trim iron on high and slowly iron down seam. Start in the middle and work to outsides.
6. Run a little trim solvent down the seam. I use a Q-Tip to apply and a cloth to wipe solvent back into the edge. I let this sit a few minutes and then carefully lift off the glass.
7. Being careful with the seam, you can almost treat this large assembly for your wing or fuse like you would with one large piece, using heatgun for pulling and stretching.
8. Smaller trim pieces put on with windex after shrinking part on wing, fuse etc.. Squeegee out and put trim solvent around edges.

Lightfoot

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There is an article on my web page that covers this procedure.