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david james 1
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I am resurrecting a Fokker D8 I built from my own plans some 25 or so years ago.

 

I covered the tail in a lightweight material, I think was made by Solarfilm. It is like a tissue rather than woven or a film but does not need doping.

 

I need to recover some area and still have half a roll of the material left. I can’t remember the technique but think you apply Balsaloc to the framework and, when dry, you hot iron it on. After that, I am not sure if you can shrink it with a hot iron or with a water mist.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

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If it has a slightly grainy appearance then it may well be Fibafilm, which is supposed to look like well doped tissue.

If so, then it will need an adhesive such as Balsaloc on the framework. Just use an iron to heat shrink it in the normal way. It doesn't shrink quite as much as most iron on films though, which makes compound curves a bit of a challenge.  

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