Johnnie
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I have 5 rockets nearing completion, including my 1st Fliskits and 3 Estes kits and a Quest kit. These kits all have Balsa fins, that are going to need to be filled and painted. After talking to a salesperson at H/T USA, I decided against the "sanding sealer" as all it will do is make a smooth fin, but adds no strength. The Finish Epoxy deal will add strength, but will add weight, and be a bear to sand smooth. The Elmers glue thing I have tried in the past, and ended up with 'warped' fins I use the Bondo glazzing putty, but I too hate the "Red Finger" and it also adds no strength.
So what to do? I ran across a thread further back on this forum that says to use UPS stickers on the fins...
Well I do not have UPS stickers at home, but I do have "Sticky Back". Sticky Back is paper used by my Wife. She is a Medical Transciptionist, and she prints on Sticky Back, and these are cut up by Nurses and placed on your med files...very sticky stuff.
Anyways, this should smooth my fins, as well as add strength.
Fixing to try on my daughters Deuces Wild/Barbie rocket.
So what to do? I ran across a thread further back on this forum that says to use UPS stickers on the fins...
Well I do not have UPS stickers at home, but I do have "Sticky Back". Sticky Back is paper used by my Wife. She is a Medical Transciptionist, and she prints on Sticky Back, and these are cut up by Nurses and placed on your med files...very sticky stuff.
Anyways, this should smooth my fins, as well as add strength.
Fixing to try on my daughters Deuces Wild/Barbie rocket.