The Gooped fuse has a semi-candy apple finish to it. Plus it is exremely more resistant to scrapes and scuffing and the fraying of ultracoat that occur's normally with the typical covered fuselage. I don't recomend doing wings this was because it dosn't have the torsional rigidity that ultracoat does to help stiffen the wing.
Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "James Osborn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Lastest Goop Over EPP Recommendations > So what is the reason for "gooping" a fuselage? Is it lighter? Stronger? > More damage resistant? Just different from everything else out there? > Does anyone have any pictures of a finished plane? > > > There is no need to use strapping tape on the Gooped fuselage.here is the > > procedure that we use. > > 1.sand fuselage as smooth as possible. > > 2.fill any deep pits with lightweight spackle. > > 3.Lightly sand. > > 4.Paint with your favorite color. > > 5.Paint on a thick coat of Goop thinned with toluene.(Not watery thin but > more > > like thick latex paint.)and let cure. > > 6.Continue painting more coats of a thinner mixture of Goop, letting cure > > between each one and sanding down any dingleberries that may form. > > 7.It will take at least 4 coats.I usually concentrate more coats at the > nose > > area for extra strength. > > 8.Once you have all the pits gone you can paint with straight Toluene to > smooth > > the finish out to perfection.(Toluene will re-dissolve cured Goop as many > times > > as necassary.) > > > > Don't get discoraged, at first it will look like crap. It isn't untill > after > > multiple coats, and the Goop starts fully shrinking and curing does it > start to > > look nice. > > > > The higher the tempature and the longer you let the Goop cure between > coats to > > allow to shrink, the better! > > > > Good Luck, Gary Legerton > > > > > > Okay, I want to try the goop over EPP finishing method. Here is my > > > digested suggested procedure. Please comment on the suitability of > this > > > procedure: > > > > > > 1. Sand EPP to smooth finish down to 150 grit. > > > 2. Spray 77 and apply strapping tape as needed. > > > 3. Spackle coat with lightweight spackle. Fill voids in EPP > > > and feather edges of strapping tape. Dry thoroughly. > > > 4. Sand smooth with 220 grit. Use light touch. > > > 5. Apply watery thin coat of goop thinned with toluene. > > > Dry thoroughly. > > > 7. Sand smooth to 220 grit. > > > 8. Paint with Krylon and detail with paint pens. Dry thoroughly. > > > 9. Apply thicker coat of thinned goop. Dry thoroughly. > > > 10. Sand lightly until dull with 220 grit. Don't sand through goop. > > > 11. Apply coat of thinned goop. Dry thoroughly. > > > 12. Repeat 10 & 11 until its perfect. > > > > > > How do you get the "like molded" finish on the top coat? Is it an > > > untouched thin coat floated over the top? Or do you wet sand to 600 > > > grit and then use rottenstone to polish it out? > > > > > > -- James > > > .-------------_--. > > > James R. Osborn * [EMAIL PROTECTED] | \ / \ | > > > Up and Running LLC |-. \ _ /\\_/ | > > > Computer and Information Technology Support | '-.\ / \\/ | > > > (510) 377-4514 Office * (510) 232-2575 Fax | ____' \_/ | > > > `----------------' > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and > > > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > > > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format > with MIME > > > turned off. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" > requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and > unsubscribe > messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > > > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
