Yes, dope is a term commonly used for the sanding-sealer used for things such as balsa-and-paper aircraft models. It works well with balsa (after several coats) and I believe it seals it, but balsa is a soft, smooth wood. You can still buy sanding sealer for carpentry finishing which kay be more effective.
-Mike M. Message sent by way of mobile device On Aug 1, 2009, at 8:33 AM, [email protected] wrote: > In a message dated 8/1/2009 6:11:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] > writes: > You mean dope? That would work quite well actually, makes really > smooth wood, makes it waterproof too. > > -Gregory > dope as in the liquid stuff in small bottles? i haven't seen that > stuff since my father built them plank-on tall ship and that was > about 35 years ago. > > as for using the resin to make parts, no, it won't work as it'll be > too brittle by itself. resins such as Smooth-On are a bit more > flexable > > Chris, > Odyssey Slipways > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
