William Dunlop Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hi, I am covering an Apache Aviation Chipmunk which I have just built and I am going with the RCAF colour scheme (all Cub Yellow). I am using Cub Yellow Glosstex, have finished the wings etc, and all is very good. On starting the body however all joints are showing through the covering. For instance, where the tab of the bulkheads comes through the side, this shows through, as do any joints in the sheeting, even the grain of the wood is showing. It has been prepared pretty well and all joints are smooth to the touch Has anyone had experience of this and found a solution? Out of interest I applied red and silver test pieces to the worst bits and nothing shows through. My thoughts are, paint the body with an undercoat before covering, but would the undercoat be affected by the heat of the iron, paint the glosstex after covering or possibly try Profilm. Any thoughts greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Is it the colour showing through the covering? perhaps put up a photo of the issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Green Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 Hi Yes it can happen, what I do is a light dusting of matt white primer to even the colour out. An example can be seen on my Pterodactyl build. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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