Watching all of the threads about bagged, molded, wood planes was interesting. Just wanted to post about my experience finishing a wood wing. I decided on a water based poly finish. Having never done this before I experimented first on one stab. On the top I applied three coats poly only. On the bottom I rubbed in talc and then applied the finish, after three coats I notice absolutely no difference in finish between the top and bottom surfaces- I am not going to waste my time w/ the talc on the rest of the plane- and yes I believe it is the pilot not necessarily the plane, be it wooden, molded, or bagged that really makes the difference- Shop online without a credit card http://www.rocketcash.com RocketCash, a NetZero subsidiary RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]