Dope vs Epoxy or?

[Skoontz]

I am doing a project for my Toastmasters club and needed some advice from the woodworking crowd. I built a traffic signal type light out of wood and need to paint it. I want to coat it with something to fill the voids and wet sand for a glass like finish. I have Epoxy, but that a stuff is tacky and a little more difficult to work with than the Dope used on RC modeling.

Dope on the other hand dries and wet sands great.

Is there anythign else you migth recommend to do what I want to do on this project? Dope, if even available in CA. is expensive, but as said works great.

Thanks for the anticipated responses.

[Mark75H]

Insert wisecrack remark about availability of dope in California here

[Gene East]

Sam,
Be nice!

[Skoontz]

You guys are too funny....Here, Dope, (pot) is legal for whatever ails you!

Dope the liquid that was sold in bottles to paitn on RC stuff, could very well be banned just like any form of good lawn or plant chemical that was ever invented along with anything else that works for it's intended purpose!

In that repsect, this place is two steps short of moronic!

[Jerry Combs]

Bill,

Nitrate Dope will probably give the best finish but like you say good dope such as Randolf is very expensive. Have you considered using polyurathane? If you use the water based versions they dry fairly quickly and can be sanded and then top coated to a reasonable looking finish.

If you do decide on the dope, go up to Aircraft Spruce in Corona, they sell Randolf dope.

[JohnsonM50]

You guys are too funny....Here, Dope, (pot) is legal for whatever ails you!

Dope the liquid that was sold in bottles to paitn on RC stuff, could very well be banned just like any form of good lawn or plant chemical that was ever invented along with anything else that works for it's intended purpose!

In that repsect, this place is two steps short of moronic!

As long as somethin does 'ail' ya, not for those who already feel good Id think about filling any big voids with bondo or claw glass type filler then epoxy [West] or dope for that glazed look, then paitn.

[Skoontz]

Thanks guys!

I need a road trip anyway. never been to Corona but sure have drank a bunch of it!

[Jerry Combs]

Bill,

Here is the address etc.

Aircraft Spruce WEST
Administrative Offices
and Main Warehouse
225 Airport Circle
Corona, CA 92880
Yahoo Map: Click Here
Tel: 951-372-9555
Fax: 951-372-0555
Customer Service: 800-861-3192
Email: info@aircraftspruce.com

Funny thing, they offered me a job once when they were just starting up, I didn't take it...........sure wish I had.

Jerry

[Skoontz]

Thank you, Jerry. i'll call there tomorrow and see if I can get out there before ameture night.

I sure like what that stuff does to wood before you paint it. I made many a pinewood derby cars where I left the bottom wood and the sides with paint. Dads would argue with me that it was plastic, and when i flipped the car on it's belly and they saw the wood, they could not beleive it!

[clam]

A good idea is to use Parks Sand and Seal on the wood. It seals the pores of the wood.