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This is the body tube from an Estes Honest John I purchased a few weeks ago. The packaging is stamped 2015.
Question 1: Do you see spirals?
Q2: Would you apply putty, wood filler or Bondo to fill the spirals?
Q3: Do you think sandable primer is sufficient?
Q4: How about just a little sanding and regular primer?
Q5: How WOULD you prepare this tube?
Q6: Why aren’t all tubes this smooth?
Q7: Is this a sign of things to come? Did Estes recently find a way to make tubes with negligible spirals?
I had reached a point where I was looking forward to trying out new spiral filling techniques. But now I see this and I’m stumped.
Question 1: Do you see spirals?
Q2: Would you apply putty, wood filler or Bondo to fill the spirals?
Q3: Do you think sandable primer is sufficient?
Q4: How about just a little sanding and regular primer?
Q5: How WOULD you prepare this tube?
Q6: Why aren’t all tubes this smooth?
Q7: Is this a sign of things to come? Did Estes recently find a way to make tubes with negligible spirals?
I had reached a point where I was looking forward to trying out new spiral filling techniques. But now I see this and I’m stumped.