Apply shiny-side up to open structure with a glue stik, or white glue
thinned 50/50 with water. The former leaves some residue, but the latter
makes the tissue weak until it dries, so choose your poison. Dope
directly onto sheet or solid structure.
Shrink with a light mist of water or better yet rubbing alcohol. Just get
it damp, not soggy. It shrinks up nicely as it dries. Keep it secure,
this is where warps can happen.
For rubber-power stuff, one or two coats of 50/50 nitrate dope (or Sig
Lite Coat butyrate) and thinner is usually sufficient to seal the pores.
A few more coats will be necessary for a glossy finish. Powered
applications need fuelproofing, taking several more coats of butyrate
dope. Use colored tissue if possible, it's lighter than colored dope.
For the most brilliant color, choose a tissue as close as possible to the
color you want, and then spray on ONE coat of colored dope.
Allan Tod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Am covering a small light model & have forgotten how to apply this
> tissue. One side is shiny & one side is dull. Which side faces
> covering & do you wet after application with thinned dope?
> Tod Allan
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