1958 Mark 55

[Why Not]

I Would definitely find out what it is. you to don't want to do all that work and and not have it adhere or look as nice as the rest or worse...

What do I use to clean it?

[Why Not]

I Would definitely find out what it is. you to don't want to do all that work and and not have it adhere or look as nice as the rest or worse...

What do I use to clean it?

[mrichartz]

And ask instigator he will most likely know what exactly your using and what to do for sure..

[Why Not]

And ask instigator he will most likely know what exactly your using and what to do for sure..

Where will I find a instigator?

[mrichartz]

Oh cleaning it depends on what your trying to get off etc.
And what shape it's in..

[mrichartz]

Oh I thought I saw him post on this thread already ..just do a search under members and you can try pm ING him he will definitely like this...

[staylor]

Shrinking canvas to fit- if the canvas is cotton or linen, it can be shrunk to fit using what is called Aircraft Wing Dope- a lacquer based material. This is normally done only on new canvas. You can get more info on this- and allowable paints- from various aircraft repair sites that deal in small or antique aircraft. On these aircraft the wings are often canvas covered to keep the weight down.
Doug

[Why Not]

Shrinking canvas to fit- if the canvas is cotton or linen, it can be shrunk to fit using what is called Aircraft Wing Dope- a lacquer based material. This is normally done only on new canvas. You can get more info on this- and allowable paints- from various aircraft repair sites that deal in small or antique aircraft. On these aircraft the wings are often canvas covered to keep the weight down.
Doug

it was originally cotton but it started to tear. Now its fabric/canvas/linen and dope was used to tighten it, my grandfather was big in airplanes, but it was not used for this. My dad bought the fabric in the 80's and he thinks that the dope sealed it, there's also silver paint used to protect the fabric/canvas/linen from the sun. Would I be safe to through paint on it and would I need to clean it?

[staylor]

It should be safe to paint it as long as you use an enamel based paint- not a lacquer or any of the modern polyurethanes which may start to shrink the fabric. Thin the paint(if you must) only with mineral spirits. As for cleaning, I would not do anything more than just a weak mix of Ivory Soap and cold water to wash the fabric before painting. Test the paint on a small section of the fabric before doing the entire deck section. I also agree with your Dad that the wing dope probably sealed it. You could also check out various web sites on recovering aircraft wings- Piper Aircraft being a large manufacturer of aircraft with fabric covered wings back in the 1930’s-1950s. These sites may give you additional info on painting after shrinking the fabric in place with wing dope, since Piper built planes in numerous different colors.

Many years back I hung around with the late Jim Hurtibise, Super-Modified and Indy car racer from the 1950’s-‘70’s. Jim used to drive the locals crazy with his antics flying a bright red fully aerobatic J-2 Piper Cub with clipped wings….but I never asked him how he painted it…..and I didn’t ask him for a ride in it either!
Doug

[mrichartz]

Oh so the canvas is still on the roll, well not mounted.

[Why Not]

It should be safe to paint it as long as you use an enamel based paint- not a lacquer or any of the modern polyurethanes which may start to shrink the fabric. Thin the paint(if you must) only with mineral spirits. As for cleaning, I would not do anything more than just a weak mix of Ivory Soap and cold water to wash the fabric before painting. Test the paint on a small section of the fabric before doing the entire deck section. I also agree with your Dad that the wing dope probably sealed it. You could also check out various web sites on recovering aircraft wings- Piper Aircraft being a large manufacturer of aircraft with fabric covered wings back in the 1930’s-1950s. These sites may give you additional info on painting after shrinking the fabric in place with wing dope, since Piper built planes in numerous different colors.

Many years back I hung around with the late Jim Hurtibise, Super-Modified and Indy car racer from the 1950’s-‘70’s. Jim used to drive the locals crazy with his antics flying a bright red fully aerobatic J-2 Piper Cub with clipped wings….but I never asked him how he painted it…..and I didn’t ask him for a ride in it either!
Doug

I wouldn't want to go for a ride either, my dad bought a 2 quarts of red paint from a friend that is a boat restore and it a blank can and only has a red painted cap, not sure if he would know if it should be enamel based or not.
I'll check out some other plane recovery sites.

[Why Not]

Oh so the canvas is still on the roll, well not mounted.

ya?

[Why Not]

Would I be able to through a completely stock mark 55 on the boat with out sinking it for just a weekend? Still waiting on the lower unit to come in and are going to Lake George this weekend for my B-day and fathers day and plan on playing around in the boats

[mrichartz]

Make sure you get videos pics!!

[Why Not]

Make sure you get videos pics!!

I will try if I take the boat up, cant decide if I should take the drag boat or the this (3-point hydro) if i get the boat painted in time