I use almost water thin rubber cement and I've never used more than one
coat. I lightly coat the part and let the rubber cement dry. Then I place
the part on the film which is held in a frame. Once the part is positioned
I brush around the part and next to each rib with rubber cement thinner.
The thinner wicks under the spars and ribs to reactivate the cement. It
evaporates within seconds and disappears without a trace. I've never had
film come off and I think it's almost impossible to use too little cement.
I believe for an F1D wing I use about 8-10mg of cement, and I could
probably use less.
I've only used this technique with plastic films so I can't say whether it
will work for anything else.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:10 AM, Nick Ray <lasray_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:58 AM, LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes_at_juno.com> wrote:
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>> For those who use thinned rubber cement for covering. Can you get by
>> using only 1 coating of cement on the surfaces or are multiple coats
>> necessary (I've always used 2 or 3 coats with the contact cement that I
>> formerly used)? Also, do you coat all ribs or just at the tips and
>> dihedral joints. I'm looking to save a bit of weight on some new planes.
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>> LeRoy Cordes YOLO
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