Brief Introduction About Covering Balsa Wood Model
As we all know that balsa wood model is made of a special light wood which name is balsa. The place of origin of this kind light wood is South America. It can grow to 30 m height in short 10 years. Generally speaking,people are willing to use this kind of wood to make all kind of wood models,such as airplane,glider,building and toys. In fact,this kind of light wood is stable,solid,easy to cut and not easy to be out of shape. In other words,it is the best choice to make wood models. Any way,it is also famous for its high strenght to weight ration. Most of parents like to make all kinds of models with their lovely kids,for example,they can teach their kids how to cover the balsa wood with tissue,how to measure all kinds of datas. Therefore,before teaching your kids,you need to know some related information about it. Here are some tips to help you know how to make a satisfactory wood model.
Step one. When making balsa wood model,you need to use the sandpaper to remove any rough spots on the surface of the wood and then you need to use the tissue paper to cover the wood. You know,balsa wood is very suitable to build model frames,therefore,you need to have covering techniques to place the skin on the models to cover the tissue paper. You may feel curious about that why need to use tissue paper to cover the surface of the wood,in fact,because this behavior could make the wood retain its lightness,so that the model could be easily painted,completing the look of your model.
Step two. After cover a tissue paper on the balsa wood model,then you need to lay a large enough tissue paper sheet to cover a side of the model. Why you only need to cover one side of the wood model? It is easy to explain. The reason is that you need to trace a line one-quater inch aroud the model's inch,so you can't cover the whole surface of the wood. Then you can remove the model and cut along the line traced into the tissue. Then you will know that the shape of the covering skin is served as the shape of your model. Of course,the work is not finished. You need to use a little paintbrush to paint your model. In a general way,blue and white paint is more popular. What you should pay attention is that you need to paint hte model with the adhesive where the tissue will be placed.
Step three. You may need a mini spray gun to spray the surface of the balsa wood model. There are something available to notice. Above of all,you should make sure that the tissue paper should be slightly damp to the touch,but not wet. Next,you need to ensure that you can fold the overhanging tissue along the sides of the model and brush the overhanging tissue with the adhesive as well. In addition,many details could be found on professional balsa website. If you have other questions to ask,you can leave your information on our website and we will try our best to help you. So,what are you waiting for? Enjoy every minute of making the wood model with your kids. Best wishes to you.
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