Sooner Boomer
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I've been thinking about your problems with bad balsa and what to do about it. My first reaction is to suggest you soak it in thin CA. I don't think that would work for you. Fumes, etc. My next thought was something like a water-based polyurethane. The problem with that is that unless you wait a long time for it to cure, and sometimes even then, it can be gummy when you try to sand it. It's hard to find model airplane dope any more, so that's out. My last thought would be to use shellac. It's very thin, so it should soak in easily. They usually use alcohol for the solvent, so it shouldn't have bad fumes. It's fairly inexpensive and easy to find. Think that might work?
I've been thinking about your problems with bad balsa and what to do about it. My first reaction is to suggest you soak it in thin CA. I don't think that would work for you. Fumes, etc. My next thought was something like a water-based polyurethane. The problem with that is that unless you wait a long time for it to cure, and sometimes even then, it can be gummy when you try to sand it. It's hard to find model airplane dope any more, so that's out. My last thought would be to use shellac. It's very thin, so it should soak in easily. They usually use alcohol for the solvent, so it shouldn't have bad fumes. It's fairly inexpensive and easy to find. Think that might work?