Paul Bromley Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Has anyone experience in making Oracover a matt finish ? I am building a Sunderland, trying to keep the weight down so thinking of doing the white bits in oracover putting some pencil detail on then matt varnish ! I intend to flat the oracover and spray matt varnish anyone done it ? I figure it will be lighter than glass and resin. It is electric so no fuel to worry about ! Advice appreciated. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Balsa, or foam Paul? As when adding weight, e.g. Paint or varnish, the lads may have other ideas E.g. I sprayed a foamy D day green, with black and white wing stripes and it has never flown since. I meant to say that it is so heavy now that it has to be flown so fast, it is not flying as it did Edited By Denis Watkins on 21/09/2019 11:53:04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bromley Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Its a balsa model fully sheeted wings and fuselage the Nijhuis one ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lee Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 The grey 3M Scotch-Brite Hand Pads work well for flattening film coverings & there is no need for additional finishing. Widely available via Amazon, EBay etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucksboy Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 I built the same model (twice but that's another story) and covered it in Solarfilm. I then used a Scotchbrite pad to take the gloss off and then drew panel lines on with pencil, exactly as your suggesting. It worked a treat. The dirt and rust on here is pastel sticks, then a matt varnish over the top to seal it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bromley Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Great stuff thanks that's the look I am after ! Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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